'Tis Pity She's a Whore
From: Wednesday, 15th July 2009
To: Saturday, 18 July 2009
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Synopsis
The course of true love never did run smooth - Giovanni and Annabella love each other deeply but there is a barrier between them that means that they can never be together - for that would be incest. A rollercoaster ride of desire and turmoil with an unforgettable finale.
Our Review:
16 July 2009
A newly formed company, although made up of seasoned performers on the Oxford theatre scene, StopGap Theatre Company deliver a modern-dress and simple production of John Ford’s tragedy of incest and murder. Finding a play which, even in the modern world, is extremely uncomfortable for the audience in terms of theme, is not easy, but Ford’s play tackles an issue which is still very much taboo. Ford treats the relationship between Giovanni and his sister Annabella with the same reverence as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, displaying a depth of love which, in any other circumstances would be regarded as admirable, which increases the audience’s unease.
The production does highlight the intimacy and claustrophobia of John Ford’s inverted Romeo and Juliet. The story of Giovanni’s passionate and destructive love for his sister is played out on a simple set dominated by an altar and lit by candles, emphasising the impending threat of damnation which is highlighted throughout the ...
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