{"id":2894,"date":"2014-03-07T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2014-03-07T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T14:16:02","slug":"review-caliban-at-the-sherman-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/07\/review-caliban-at-the-sherman-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Caliban at the Sherman Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YVElcCUw.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2897 aligncenter\" alt=\"YVElcCUw\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YVElcCUw.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"312\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2897 aligncenter\" alt=\"YVElcCUw\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YVElcCUw.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe only production I\u2019ve seen which compares to I, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom was A Christmas Carol, performed by Simon Callow at the Arts Theatre, London.<br \/>\nIt was a powerful performance requiring a monumental effort throughout its relatively short performance.<br \/>\nIt is a testament to actor Jimmy Whiteaker\u2019s stamina that despite I, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom\u2019s two-hour run time he doesn\u2019t miss a beat, delivering a vivid and memorable performance throughout.<br \/>\nCreated by Tim Crouch, both short, hour-long plays are his take on two of Shakespeare\u2019s most memorable minor characters from The Tempest and Midsummer\u2019s Nights Dream, entirely reimagined for a young audience.<br \/>\nFirst with have Caliban; son of the witch Sycorax. He is depicted by Shakespeare as a terrible monster, attempted rapist and would-be murderer, barely controlled by his master Prospero- the exiled Duke of Milan.<br \/>\nBut Tim Crouch\u2019s reimagining of Caliban is a sympathetic one.<br \/>\nAn imaginative set design sees him marooned on a desert island surrounded by the detritus of a great storm.<br \/>\nBooks, nets and broken crates litter the tiny stage, and it is in this microcosm that Whiteaker truly shines, with a soulful and likeable portrayal of Caliban as he recounts the series of events leading up to his eventual abandonment and his lingering grief for the loss of his mother.<br \/>\nAs well as an imaginative use of props including a tape recorder, figures representing characters from The Tempest and a bucket of water (liberally showered over the audience at one point) Whiteaker\u2019s clear freedom to improvise allows for some memorable audience interaction.<br \/>\nI, Peaseblossom is where this becomes particularly important, with Whiteaker playing the part of naive fairy Peaseblossom as he recounts through a series of dreams the backstory of the lovers and his own perspective on events.<br \/>\nDressed in an anorak suggestive of festival attendant the play\u2019s beginning is particularly brilliant, with Peaseblossom blessing audience members before allocating them roles. His use of workman\u2019s tools to portray the terrible performance of the six workman who perform a tragedy during the course of Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream is particularly imaginative.<br \/>\nI, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom make use of excellent set design to tell their stories, and both plays are supported by a limited but apt use of sound effect and simple lighting changes.<br \/>\nBut Whiteaker\u2019s excellent performance is absolutely captivating, fuelling an excellent and imaginative adaptation of two of Shakespeare\u2019s classic works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The only production I\u2019ve seen which compares to I, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom was A Christmas Carol, performed by Simon Callow at the Arts Theatre, London. It was a powerful performance requiring a monumental effort throughout its relatively short performance. It is a testament to actor Jimmy Whiteaker\u2019s stamina that despite I, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom\u2019s two-hour run time he doesn\u2019t miss a beat, delivering a vivid and memorable performance throughout. 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