Reviews

Reviews

Director

Geoff Norris directed ‘A Clamour of Voices’, an artistically presented collage of newly written poetry and playlet’s, monologues, & songs, sonnets, soliloquies and speeches from Shakespeare at the Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne on the 17th of September 2016. I found him to be a very reliable, and a very enthusiastic Director. His love of Shakespeare, the profession of acting and of the theatre shines through when working with actors in rehearsals, bringing out the best in the actor, in an empathetic but firm, non-patronising manner. The actors worked hard for Geoff and they respected their director. His vision of the setting and atmosphere of each situation, their interlinking, and how through minimal yet effective use of props these could be embodied, complimented the various scenarios, and greatly enhanced the acting, bringing to light the characters inner and outer narratives, which Geoff finely tuned in rehearsal. Geoff seems to see behind the text, making transparent the subtext, the undercurrent of emotional meaning and narrative, and the character’s ever-changing context from moment to moment, allowing each actor from deep within to understand, and he has a way of bringing it out so it shines from the actor’s face and body. Geoff also sat with the lighting and sound engineers for several hours lighting the set with dark and shade like a master painter bringing each scene to life, with appropriate lighting, as well as linking the scenes together through having previously suggested music that was a perfect fit. This added the final touches to this highly successful staging of ‘A Clamour of Voices’.

John Collings -Playwright and Producer,Eastbourne

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