ARTS THEATRE NEW SEASON
Nearly midsummer and already the Fall begins to rise. In case that seems like a rather depressing thought, here is a counterweight: the Arts Theatre new season. Theatrical treats include the classic (and outrageously non-PC) farce Boeing Boeing. It is astonishingly clever and pushes the farcical structure to the limit. Sharply written and powering in energy, it is one not to miss. The comical chaos begins on 12 July. Later in the month Shakespeare’s Globe present Julius Caesar – political knife wielding has rarely been so topical. The Globe will bring their trademark knockabout dynamism and it should be a gripping experience. In early August Headlong presents Jitney by August Wilson. They bring the ground-breaking modern classic to life, exploring the fragile bond between eight men as they live, love and work in a racially segregated, post-Vietnam America.
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In mid August there’s a treat for the family with the intriguingly named Zog and the Flying Doctors. Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the accident-prone dragon Zog flies onto the Arts Theatre stage in an adaptation by the authors.
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From 16 August, that perennial favourite The Play That Goes Wrong is back to tickle audiences with its madcap slapstick version of disaster comedy.
A month-long break takes us then to 20 September with another form of comedy, that of Victorian manners: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Presented by the esteemed English Touring Theatre, the production promises to breathe new life into Wilde’s sharpest and wittiest comedy.
Here at Cambridge Critique we hope to review all these shows so we urge you to book a ticket or two for each and then come back to us next morning to see what our reviewers thought.
The new season has many more theatrical treats in store but we will tell you more about them as the days begin to shorten. You are going to need the light of theatre and, we hope, the illumination of our fearless critics.
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