Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in Love's Labour's Lost
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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- $48.00 - $90.00
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- FREE - $45.00*
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The last date listed for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in Love's Labour's Lost was Thursday November 5, 2009 / 8:00pm.
Currently at Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall:
Humorist/Bestselling Author David Rakoff of This American Life
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Author/essayist David Rakoff is best known for his biting humor, which inspiredThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution to describe him as "the love child of Dorothy Parker, Oscar Wilde, and All About Eve's Addison DeWitt." The wry and the heartfelt combine in his works, like New York Times bestsellers Fraud and Don't Get Too Comfortable, as well as Half Empty, which won the Thurber Prize for Humor. A regular contributor to NPR's This American Life, Rakoff has also worked closely with fellow This American Life contributors David and Amy Sedaris on their plays Stitches, The Little Freida Mysteries, The Book of Liz, and the Obie award-winning One Woman Shoe. Rakoff's appearance at Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall will include an audience Q&A and book signing. Learn More
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Goldstar Member Reviews
J
I agree with the other reviewer. I imagine the cast was talented yet it was VERY difficult to hear throughout most of the performance. A few actors had no projection at all so I have no idea what they said. They should all have been wearing microphones. The comedic aspects were the best part of the production. Keeping the house lights on actually distracted me from the play. I know they had to keep them on because the cast was often running up and down the aisles. Excellent crowd interaction and cast enthusiasm just wish we could have heard everything. I was in the orchestra and had a tough time hearing. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been if you were in the balcony. In addition, they were speaking fast which further makes it difficult to grasp the content. Beautiful costumes by the way.Written on Nov 05 2009
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I agree with theater addict that the house swallowed what appeared to be a very good production. The sight gags were great.Written on Nov 05 2009
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Rodney A.
Another excellent production from the Globe Theatre Company. Unfortunately, the show gets rather lost in the hugh Zellerbach Hall. I might have done better in the Zellerbach Playhouse. Also, the theatre was very warm and that often will make me sleepy. The actors were excellent but unmiked so you really had to pay attention to the dialogue. Also, one of the actors was Scottish so you have to pay especially close attention to him. Lovely show just wish it was in a more suitable theatre.Written on Nov 05 2009
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TheatreAddict
While the production seems to be a fine one, it is swallowed whole by the cavernous Zellerbach Hall (Zellerbach Playhouse would have been a better fit). The actors are not amplified, and therefore inaudible (and on the rare occasions when they can be heard, they are unintelligible). The lone exception was the actor playing Costard, whom I could both hear and comprehend from my seat - which was a good one - about halfway back of the orchestra section. I was in the middle of the row, so I had to wait until intermission (an hour and a half into the piece) before I could flee. Fortunately, they leave the house lights up throughout the show, and I had a book with me, so I was able to get through several chapters while waiting for my freedom.Written on Nov 05 2009
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More Information About Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in Love's Labour's Lost
Website
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2009/theater/sgt.php
Description
Shakespeare's boisterous send-up of all those who try to turn their back on life is a mighty display of every weapon in the youthful playwright's comic arsenal, from excruciating cross-purposes and impersonations, to drunkenness, bust-ups, and pratfalls. Even more, it is a joyful banquet of language, groaning with puns, rhymes, bizarre syntax, grotesque coinages, and parodies.
This heady combination receives royal treatment from the famed Globe—the world's pre-eminent exponent of the Bard's immortal works—and was a hit during the company's 2007 season. Directed by the Globe's artistic director Dominic Dromgoole, with designs by Jonathan Fensom and music by Claire van Kampen, the Globe's production "mixes bare-faced cheek with bare-cheeked bottoms" (The Guardian, London), employing Renaissance staging, costumes, and music.
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