Tempest 09
The Tempest was performed by pupils from
Adjudication report on The Tempest
By
Prof. Michael Patterson.
- The Tempest has a complex plot with colourful characters which is a real challenge for any actors to do.
- This presentation gave us nice sounds, good music and lighting.
- The cast under the direction of Sue Fortune showed good discipline.
- They held their freezes extremely well.
- Concentration was good though there were a lot of ‘wobbly’ lines.
- Some of the lines were delivered without being thought about.
- As a whole the cast were splendid and we saw some very talented actors.
- Stephen Walker as Prospero had a youth added quality and his hand movements were very good.
- No wonder Miranda [played by Katie Rose Blake] fell for Ferdinand [James Engley] with his looks !
- Tom Matthews had good physical presence and his voice got stronger as the play went on.
- The double act of Trinculo [Emma Stansfield] and Stephano [Lily Anna Brown] were amazing, they were very confident and we saw our own Morecombe and Wise act.
- The most outstanding performance was that of Ariel [Emma Atkinson]. She gave a smashing performance, very graceful with all her movements.
- There were lovely positioning, by using the steps we saw instant pictures.
- It was a shame that we did not see more physicality e.g in the storm and at the feast.
- This was a really good contribution from Two Rivers.