Murder in the Cathedral
From: Wednesday, 13th October 2010
To: Saturday, 16 October 2010
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Synopsis
TS Eliot’s masterpiece, dealing with an individuals opposition to authority, tells of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. This gloriously poetic and highly dramatic play was first performed in 1935.
Our Review:
Simon Tavener - 14 October 2010
Murder in the Cathedral is the hottest ticket in Oxford. It sold out within days of going on sale and so the sense of anticipation surrounding this unique production is almost as immense as the architecture of Christ Church Cathedral itself.
The action starts close by the cathedral with the audience being walked in and seated by the Women of Canterbury and from there we are launched fully a production that places a far greater emphasis on music than any I have seen before. Much of the choral speaking associated with the Women is replaced by a newly composed score. At times this is highly successful – mixing, as it does, plain chant and other church forms with a more modern sound world and at others, the acoustics defeat the good work of all involved by swallowing the words.
It is almost impossible to detect which of the cast are professional and which are drawn from the current student body. This is credit both to the talents of those involved and the hard work o...
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T.S.Eliot (Author)
Oxford Playhouse (Producer)
Tom Littler (Director)
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