Mirandolina
From: Wednesday, 5th July 2006
To: Saturday, 5 August 2006
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Synopsis
A beautiful, independent and feisty young woman inherits an inn and is immediately surrounded by fawning men, including a mean-fisted Marquess, a coarse Count and a sex-starved servant. Bored with the attention and yearning for an honest husband, Mirandolina rises to the challenge of persuading a woman-hating wag how to love women - with surprising consequences. This fast-paced Italian farce combines concealed identities, suppressed feelings and virtuous insights into the world of love.
Our Review:
11 July 2006
As the end of the Royal Exchange Summer season approaches the theatre company must have thought “farce set in Italy - should please the punters” without actually considering the quality of the production. On paper, granted, this tale of a beautiful independent and feisty Inn keeper and her troupe of adoring men does appeal as an escape route from football, tennis and reality TV. But somewhere along the way this supposedly hot, passionate story has been served up cold and stodgy.
Originally written in 1753 by Carlo Goldoni, Mirandolina has been transposed to the 1920's. This is not a problem as the main character is a timeless creature fully aware of her sexuality and the affect she has on men. But thrown into the mix also are some ill conceived musical numbers. The poor cast does not truly know how to convey these songs although they valiantly try. Raquel Cassidy sings like Victoria Wood - which would be fine in Acorn Antiques but here it does ...
Latest User Review
193.61.255.84) - 24 July 2006:
I didn' submit a negative review to 'make better reading'. I have only walked out of three plays during the interval. Whats the point of staying for the second half if you couldn't care less about the characters and didn't want to spend any more time watching something that is third rate? As for boring old plays being updated - I saw She Stoops to Conquer (also at the Royal Exchange) and it was absolutely briliant - loved every minute. ...
Cast
Matthew Kelly (Ripafratta)
Raquel Cassidy (Mirandolina)
Gwendoline Christie
Nia Gwynne
Ian Bartholomew
Nicholas Boulton
Alan McMahon
Michael Condron
Creative
Goldoni (Author)
Royal Exchange (Producer)
Ranjit Bolt (Translation)
Jonathan Munby (Director)
Mike Britton (Design)
Oliver Fenwick (Lighting)
Steve Brown (Sound)
Dominic Haslam (Music)
Katherine Taylor (Choreographer)
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