Jack Corrigal as Oberon. The Dream
Was the question the Company had to answer the following year. ‘The Tempest’, with a one third size galleon built on stage, specially commissioned music, more dancers and even more fantastical
costumes (designed and made by Ethera of Dartmouth, who also supplied the costumes for ‘The Dream’) quashed any fears they might have had about attempting to get bigger and better…and answered their question more than adequately. More laughter, and more outstanding performances,
followed the year after, with the gentle, yet biting comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. The year after, the Company took the decision to go a little darker and more dramatic and chose to present a play written in the turbulent time of change when Elizabeth the First died and James the First acceded to the throne. ‘Macbeth’ saw the company’s designers, Chris and Jill Brock, work their magic and transform the Castle into Dunsinane and the Pit of Acheron. It was a feast for the eyes and ears, with the incredibly talented Lynne Deller taking control of a coven of thirteen witches, one cauldron and a severed head. Back to something a little lighter in 2011, with the pastoral mayhem that was ‘As You Like It’. One of the Company members, Jack Corrigal, took the songs and wrote some beautifully expressive music for the production, which, as Amiens, he played on stage every night. And so, as was said at the beginning, they have come full circle, ten years on, with a brand new production of ‘Twelfth Night’, with guest director Paul Vincent and the hope that some of the two hundred-odd actors and actresses that have graced productions in the past, will make at least one appearance on stage during the show. It’s been a busy, exciting and fulfilling ten years or so,
and the event has touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways, it is not possible to quantify that effect. Many of the actors who have appeared in one or more of the productions have gone on to shine in the world of professional theatre: Toby Davies (Bassanio in ‘The Merchant of Venice’) is now the Artistic Director of Reading Between the Lines, a recently launched Company in the South of England that has just had its first production and is being lauded in the press. Talent exchanges and reciprocal support abound and visitors to the town are known to book their holidays around Dartmouth Shakespeare Week. The event is truly community-driven and well-received by the community in which it operates. And the hope is that the Company will continue to produce Dartmouth Shakespeare Week at the Castle for as long as people are willing to come…despite the weather. Remember the Wednesday night of ‘As You
Taylor’s Restaurant
With its delightful views over the river Dart and across to Kingswear,
Taylor’s is easily one of the most picturesque places to enjoy fresh seafood.
*A la carte and fixed price menus available *Set Lunch 2 course £14.50 3 course £17.50 *Set Dinner 2 course £19.50 3 course £22.50 *Open for morning coffees, lunches & dinners Tuesday to Saturday*
*Parties for up to 70 and private function room for up to 45 available*
Taylor’s Restaurant, 8 The Quay,
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Like It’? You would if you had been there! Costumes were still being wrung-out the following evening. The only thing they can tell you about the future, thus far, is that in 2013 Dartmouth Shakespeare Week will be plumbing the truly dramatic and sinister side of the canon, with the Company’s production of that most moving and terrifying of plays, ‘King Lear’. You can find out more about The Inn Theatre Company and
Dartmouth Shakespeare Week by visiting the company web-site at
www.theinntheatrecompany.co.uk or, alternatively, going to Facebook and searching for Friends of the Inn Theatre Company and joining them there. You’ll get lots of information about other upcoming events that the Company are planning.•
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