LOVE'S LABOURS LOST
by William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
Thu 25 July - Sat 3 August 2019 at 7.30pm (no performance Sun 28 July)
Performed in the open air in the courtyard of Abington Park Museum, Park Avenue South, Northampton NN1 5LW
OPEN AUDITIONS
Date to be arranged
Burns Street Studios,
9 Burns Street,
Northampton NN1 3QF
Anyone can audition for Masque Theatre productions. If cast, you will be required to become a member of the group.
For more information about this production, email the director, Beverley Webster.
In this modernised version of one of the lesser known of Shakespeare's comedies we meet four guys who vow to give up women, excessive food and sleep in order to study for three years.
As if this isn't hard enough, almost immediately four gorgeous girls arrive hoping to meet with the guys on urgent business and needing a place to stay.
Woven into the plot are a variety of familiar comedy characters: the pompous schoolmistress, the dim-witted policeman and the dithering vicar, alongside wily servants and a comedy Spaniard, all stock characters from commedia dell'arte, the ancestor of our pantomime tradition.
This is a colourful, fast-paced comedy romp with a twist, because just when the labours of love appear to be succeeding ultimately it is Love's Labours Lost.
Since the comedic characters tie-in closely to stock characters from commedia dell'arte we will be exploring physical comedy and "lazzi" (set comedy routines) during the rehearsal process - hopefully including a short workshop at the audition.
Characters
Male roles (8):
The Lovers (the main story revolves around these characters)
- Ages 20s-40s
Masque Theatre's production is directed by Beverley Webster who has previously directed Playhouse Creatures (2017)