The Production was advertised as being perfect for Young Adults. However, when I saw it I was quite disappointed because it was very childish in places and the audiences were mainly made up of Primary School Children. It felt like the whole thing was aimed at young people trying to understand Shakespeare. But on the other hand I felt I didn’t follow the production at all and have no idea about the plot and that it was too complicated. I quite like Shakespeare so I was disappointed I didn’t enjoy this production aswell.

Although I didn’t understand it much, the acting and use of music in the production was superb, and I loved how skilled all the actors were – they could all dance, sing, act and play at least two instruments. The music fitted the production and added to the atmosphere – I felt like I was listening to real music from that time period in which the play was set.

The venue itself was very nice; it was modern and very well kept. The Staff at the venue didn’t seem to have much time for us, because they ignored us and spoke only to our Youth Worker when we arrived. This upset me a bit because I thought the whole point of the production was to get Young Adults interested in Shakespeare.

-Heather

On Thursday 25th June 2009, me and my band mates we went to see the production ‘Comedy of Errors’ written by Shakespeare and performed by ‘told by an idiot’ theatre company, at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford

The Production was advertised for young adults, and when we got there we was suprised at how many primary schools were there. This worried me a little, becuase i wasnt sure what to expect. It felt like the whole thing was aimed at primary school children and all of the jokes were very childish. I didn’t follow the production very well and didnt really understand much about the plot and i thought that it was too complicated.

Although I didn’t understand it much, the use of music in the production was superb! I was shocked to see how talented the actors of the play were. When they werent acting, singing and dancing on stage, they were in the wings playing instruments for the backing music!

The venue itself wasnt too bad, the seats were very uncomfortable but we were at the back so the seats were pracrically vertical! The Staff at the venue didn’t seem to have much time for us, because they ignored us and spoke only to the Youth Worker when we arrived. This was annoying as the whole point of the production was to get Young Adults interested in Shakespeare.

Overall, it was interesting to watch the actors playing instruments, but the play itself wasnt aimed at my age group and the staff wasnt very nice to us.

-Vicky

The art event I went to see was a play by Shakespeare called ‘Comedy of Errors’. I didn’t know anything about the play and didn’t know what to expect. The play was at the Courtyard Theatre, and it had many seats but the stage was really small. There were only basic lights, but there were lots of props which made the stage look really interesting. The actors and actresses also played instruments on the stage for sound effects and also as a live orchestra.

I really liked the atmosphere in the theatre and thought the actors and actresses were really talented. The play was a difficult play to understand but I thought that the way it was told and acted out made it easier to understand. I think the play was more for children then adults but it worked really well for families as there were some jokes that not all children would understand. Another good thing about the event was that there was always something going on, so there was not really any moments where it got a bit boring. On the other hand the seats were really uncomfortable and it was also really cold.

I thought the event was a really enjoyable experience and I would recommend it to families and to primary schools maybe as a school trip, as a lot of it was for younger children. I learnt that Shakespeare is a lot easier to understand when it is being acted out.

-Jess