Seeing the plays from different perspectives felt appropriate as that is the nature of Ayckbourn’s trilogy written in 1973. Three times we visit the same group of six characters over the same weekend but based in a different part of the house.
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS – Chichester
Sometimes a character exits to join another play, or comes in from a scene you will only see in the next show. The final part begins half an hour before the first and ends after them all, providing prequel and sequel by half an hour.
What were our Top 25 reviews & other blogs in September 2017?
What were the reviews and other blogs that got readers clicking most? Any surprises? Our Top 25 Mates Blogs from September 2017 are listed below with summaries and links to read more.
What were our Top 25 reviews & other blogs in September 2017?
What were the reviews and other blogs that got readers clicking most? Any surprises? Our Top 25 Mates Blogs from September 2017 are listed below with summaries and links to read more.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… The Norman Conquests’ John Hollingworth
“Alan Ayckbourn is brilliant at farce – people talking at cross purposes, mis-timed entrance and exits, slapstick encounters – but he also nails the desperation of these six people marooned in a crumbling country house.”
NEWS: Daniel Evans announces star-studded inaugural Chichester season
Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley announce Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2017 summer festival season – the first under their leadership as Artistic Director and Executive Director. Highlights include: Chichester’s Festival 2017 embraces classic and contemporary plays and musicals, with headline actors including Sharon D. Clarke, Omid Djalili, Marcia Gay Harden, Ian McKellen, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Brian J. Smith and Richard Wilson New …
Review: The Norman Conquests (Old Vic)
As newspaper reviewers have said, comparisons are odious but I’m going for it anyway. In 1974, The Norman Conquests trilogy was a landmark in theatre comedy, Ayckbourn’s coming of age and coming to town in the first of the interlinked/alternate ending series of plays. It was also cast with actors who WOULD BECOME household names […]
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