Stratford upon avon College: Casino Royale

Not the james bond one! No it was a performance at Stratford upon Avon college, a variety performance loosely based around the themes in a casino. Throughout the whole piece the performers were constantly 'breaking down the fourth wall', by inviting audience members into the performance asking questions,and in some cases stroking their legs! this makes the audience feel involved, not just stuck in their chairs bored . The cultural mixture of comedy, music, dancing, and fun comes together to create a entertaining piece.

When we went into the theatre we were all sat in chairs next to blackjack casino tables. There was a large roulette wheel painted onto the ground in the middle, this was very unexpected. If i am honest I wasn't really expected much, I thought it was going to be a ruff boring piece. However I was taken by surprise once again, and found it very entertaining  and polished despite one or two long pauses while we waited for something to happen. It started with when the lights went up a interesting performance of Big Spender the dancing was very good and the singing was up to a very professional standard. The other performances were all very entertaining and I especially liked the two austrian lion tamers who were constantly cracking gags and where very funny. There were lots of songs performed including ABBAs 'money money money', 'Big Spender', 'the can can', 'Diamonds are a girls best friend', all of which made you want to jump up and join them. They were all fun and you came out of the theatre feeling good. There was also a fun circus scene.

The performance was great and very entertaining. You came out feeling good, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good time.

Review Of Different Tours In Stratford Upon Avon

The first review was a Stratford bus tour. The tour was held digitally on the bus which i believe was originally a good idea and made it seem very professional, but everything has a catch. As the tour continued I became aware of that catch. the digital system didn't work very well, either that or the bus driver wasn't pressing the right buttons. I became confused listening to the same thing again and again in the wrong places . However this didn't happen this happen that often and when it didn't the information and its format was exceedingly good. the facts about where many sayings came from where very enjoyable and the icing on the cake. The cake itself was a very well informed,clever, and enjoyable  tour. Each part of the tour was very relevent to the area we where at the time ( when the system wasn't malfunctioning). Despit my believes the tour wasn't all about Shakespeare (only 85% of it).

The second tour was the Shakespeare's birthplace. I was  surprised by this tour, as I went in we watched disappointed videos in different room,I enjoyed this a lot, and learnt a lot of interesting facts. However I was disappointed by the latter part of the tour. We went through the house talking to different actors in costume I learnt a few things but I couldn't help but feel they could have made more of the house. I did however enjoy the piece of drama at the end when actors played a little scene of the life in those days (though it startled me a little).

Overall I preferred the first tour on the bus because it was more wide spred and covered more information the second one, and I generally thought the bus tour was more intresting.