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JUNE-JULY 2015
WHISTLESTOP WILL BE PRODUCING 'BUNNIES INSIDE HER' BY NEW YORK BASED PLAYWRIGHT ANN GILLESPIE AS PART OF THE RADA FESTIVAL. CATCH US ON MONDAY JUNE 29TH AT 9PM AND FRIDAY JULY 3RD AT 2PM ...
January-April 2015
TOMORROW REVIEWS:
Whistlestop are incredibly excited to be able to announce our next project. we will be back at the white bear theatre for a three week run in april. however this time we will be premiering a piece of brand spanking new writng, 'tOMORROW', by up and coming writer samuel evans, not to be confused wiht the character from glee. sam is a writer, actor, and associate member of national youth theatre where he specializes in work with young adults who are out of work and education, as risk, or vulnerable. we are incredibly excited about this new collaboration and can't wait to tell you more about it. CASTING IS COMPLETE AND WE ARE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL!
December 2014
Whistlestop are tthrilled to have gone live on both kICKSTARTER and iNDIEGOGO and hope to raise funds for our super exciting 2015 season. we will be announcing our upcoming projects very shortly but for the time being all is top secret ...
October 2014
Bobby D + shakespeare in shoreditch reviews:
"But with RIFT’s Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival taking place around Hoxton this week, chances are you’ll see exactly that; ten short, modern interpretations of Shakespeare characters, taking place in unlikely and unexpected venues around Shoreditch – the very place where Shakespeare wrote some of his most exciting, most dangerous plays." -
"The festival aims to re-connect Shakespeare’s vibrant Renaissance London with the contemporary area through promenade performances of newly commissioned work, playwriting workshops and salons with Shakespearean scholars." - Freddie Machin,
"All four plays and the one short film were acted with talent and passion and written with creative skill. Rather than setting the scene in a theatre, we were invited to step into a real-life setting for each performance: for a play set in a pie shop, we went to a pie shop.
This fresh take on immersive street theatre is adventurous and first-rate. Go and see it while you can." -
"Proving that Shoreditch’s hipness is no passing trend, Shakespeare in Shoreditch resurrects the neighbourhood’s dramatic ancestry all the way back to the 17th Century. For 10 days of plays, films, talks and workshops reconnect the place where young Shakespeare penned his immortal verse to its vibrant incarnation today. There must be something in the water…" -
Summer 2013
MIDSUMMER Reviews
Here are some snippets from our Midsummer reviews, please click on the links for an extended read!
"If only all Shakespearean plays could have been written for this teamof actors." - Kirsty Epps, Audience Club
"their adaptation of this classic had me at times smiling, regularlychuckling and very often laughing uncontrollably." - Alfie Woodcock,Whats on London
"condensed to just 90 minutes which, by the way, manage to capture perfectly the essence of the story" - Olivia Popica, Remotegoat"
"For Whistlestop’s first production, it is very impressive. Artistic Director Leah Cooper with Director Rebecca Hewitt have modernised this classic tale whilst still maintaining the beauty of the language. Th ecast play the meaning of the text clearly, making the story asaccessible and comedic today as I’m sure it was 400 odd years ago andif you’re looking for a midsummer’s evening of entertainment, I suggest you look no further." - Amy Lawrence, Bargain Theatreland
February-August 2014
TWELFTH NIGHT REVIEWS
Hey there Whistlestoppers! Reviews for "Twelfth Night, Or What You Will" are coming in thick and fast and we are delighted with the response. We have also been featured In The Times Saturday Review and Sunday Culture Magazine, which is great news. See below for review snippets, links to the full article, and our Times cutouts ...
"You enter the space and you know you have entered an environment for an enjoyable evening (I won’t spoil it here, you’ll have to go yourself to find out how!), as the play begins you are met by costumes and characters you don’t have to look far back in history to find, and then the words commence and you’re immersed in classic text spoken with such clarity, emphasis and vigour by all actors." - Arts Award Magazine
"It is great to see a company taking a vibrant, yet traditional, approach to Shakespeare. Their work deserves to be seen by many more people." - Robert Pearce, Bargain Theatreland
"this is acheived, in my opinion, by an extraordinarily talented cast, that bring much energy, passion, and phyiscal expression to the piece." - Arts Award Magazine