The Madness Of Love!
From 7.30pm
A feast of physical comedy. Hilarious yet rich in emotion!
When Pantalone, takes his daughter, Isabella, against her will, to a distant city to be married, desperate passions and comedy erupt.
Welcome to Commedia dell’Arte, 16th century Italian popular theatre that gave birth to comic greats. Fawlty Towers, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Father Ted are pure Commedia.
Not suitable for under 12s.
There will be a Q&A session and a post-show discussion.
Audience feedback:
“The acting was brilliant! The characters well drawn and executed. Comedy and philosophy combined! “
“Liked the energy, the madness, the laughs, the message.”
“Loved its warmth, its characters, its craziness.”
Supported by the Creative Scotland Open Fund.
SHIFTING SANDS create theatre rich in emotion and laughter, producing playful adaptations of classic texts - Faustus, King Lear, Great Expectations, The Seagull.
www.shiftingsandstheatre.co.uk