All the World's A Stage

                                   

                          All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;

Macbeth at Primary School!

The first performance was a huge success!!! Get ready for the final performance! The P5 students cordially invite you to watch the Scottish play next Tuesday (24.06.2014) at 8:45 a.m. (because as you know, our little Shakespearians need to study afterwards!). Do not miss this opportunity!!! 

Here are some photos: 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

National Theatre Live will broadcast another great play! To watch Simon Stephen's acclaimed adaptation of Mark Haddon's best-seller, join us next Wednesday (6.18.2014) at Cinéma Odyssée.

King Lear

Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolutionary Road, Skyfall) directs Simon Russell Beale, Olivia Vinall and Anna Maxwell Martin in this unforgettable production of Shakespeare's King Lear. Broadcast live at Cinema Odysée on 21 May. Don't miss it! 

For more information, visit:

http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/44084-king-lear

http://www.cinemaodyssee.com

Macbeth, Coming Soon to A Primary School Near You!

Macbeth

The students of P5 cordially invite you to attend their production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. 

The play will be performed for the parents and the fellow students on 5 June, 2014. Mr. Muir, the P5 teacher and the director, and the actors have graciously agreed to have another performance for the high school students and teachers on 6 June, 2014. 

Stay tuned for more information on time and place.

The Virtue of Pretty Penny

The Virtue of Pretty Penny, or, A Vile Murder Foil'd

By Simon Palmer

Directed by Simon Palmer

Penny, beautiful, simple and deliciously rich, is beset by suitors: venal bankers with no thought of love who seek merely to avail themselves of her fortune. However, our heroine has eyes only for Count Euro, whose exotic charm is compounded by chronic ill-health. The bankers, scenting their rival’s advantage, set out to destroy him whilst at the same time trying Penny’s virtue. At length, however, love triumphs and Penny and Euro are united.

CAST

Penny	Selina Kenny
Sir Grasper Greedy	David Crowe
Lord Max Bonus	Chris Reynolds
Sir Standard Notpoor	Ian Bennett
Count Euro	Grégoire Devictor
Lord Sterling	Richard Thayer
Lady Sterling	Bridget O’Loughlin
Denaria	Pelin Iscan
Europa	Elena Malagoni
Lolo Elf	Lois Ceredig
Mimi Elf	Mimi Sajin

The play will be performed at Au Cammioneur on 15 and 16 May at 9:30. The restaurant opens at 7. The admission is 5 euros and food and drinks may be ordered from the menu. If you'd like to see Ms. Kenny as Penny, don't hesitate to join us tomorrow!

Au Camionneur

14 Rue Georges Wodli

67000 Strasbourg

France

Tel: +33 3 88 32 12 60 

Coriolanus

National Theatre Live broadcasted the Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, with Tom Hiddleston in the title role and Mark Gatiss as Menenius, directed by Josie Rourke, live from their Covent Garden home last month in Strasbourg. 

Here's our friends' informal review. (Spoilers ahead!)

Coriolanus is a play originally written by Shakespeare  between 1605 and 1608. The story was set in ancient Rome, where the empire still ruled and gladiators still fought against each other. It is based on the life of a Roman leader called Caius Marcius Coriolanus, a stubborn soldier with no aptitude for politics. The plot unfolds as his mother Volumnia wants him to become a consul and he is asked by the tribunes to show his support to the people.

Three plays from the New York Scene

Don't miss : 3 plays from the New York Scene

English w/ French subtitles

Special rate 15 € for all Bookworm friends (usual discounts will apply) 

Just mention The Bookworm when booking at 03 88 27 61 81

Vision Disturbance, written by Christina Masciotti, directed by Richard Maxwell
Théâtre de Hautepierre

Samedi 5 avril / 20h30
Dimanche 6 avril / 17h30
Lundi 7 avril / 20h30

Mondo, a middle-age Greek woman is going through a divorce. As a result of her stress, she suffers from an eye disorder. She then seeks treatment from the unorthodox approach of Doctor Hull...

Seagull (Thinking of you), adapted from Chekhov, directed by Tina Satter

Théâtre Maillon Wacken

Mardi 8 et Mercredi 9 avril / 20h30

A personal look at performance, failure, and attempted love-ultimately an unexpected meditation on why we ever try to say something out loud.

Bronx Gothic, written and performed bu Okwui Okpokwasili
Théâtre de Hautepierre

Jeudi 10 et Vendredi 11 avril / 20h30 Springing from an exploration of the West African griot storytelling tradition and the epistolary trope of letter-writing in Victorian Gothic novels, Bronx Gothic is a dark and intensely physical solo performance by Okwui Okpokwasili.

The Big Lear: Movie Trailer

Task: Prepare a performance based on King Lear. 

Shakespeare's Master Class; Laurie and Fry

War Horse

 

Cinema Odyssée of Strasbourg is broadcasting War Horse live from the National Theatre in London.

 

The National Theatre’s internationally acclaimed production of War Horse, will be broadcast live from London’s West End to the cinema Odysée in Strasbourg on Wednesday 16th of April, 2014. Many students and teachers of the school will be there to watch, so don't miss it. It will most certainly be really great!

The play got great reviews:

"So exhilarating that it makes you rejoice to be alive." 

                                                             The Times

"Genius isn’t too strong a word to describe this astonishing production. "

                                                             Daily Telegraph

"The theatre event of the decade!" 

                                                            Sunday Times

"A landmark theatre event. Thrilling!"  

                                                             Time Magazine

"Theatrical magic!"

                                                            New York Times

For more information visit the site of National Theatre Live. And don't hesitate to book your place at cinéma Odysée even if you have already watched Steven Spielberg's movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston. The play is going to be a different experience: