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https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/187996/review-intermission-youth-theatres-double-trouble/ Intermission Youth Theatre’s Double Trouble Language is continually evolving. From the primordial grunts of cavemen, through to the highly technical words of Professor Brian Cox, we have moved on considerably in our communication over the years. However, the one thing we do know is that it is impossible to mix the English in common usage from different eras. So, for example, a play that has some of the main characters speaking English from the 16th Century whilst others just wouldn’t work would it? Well go and see Intermission Youth Theatre’s production of  Double Trouble  at St Saviours, Knightsbridge, and then tell me what you think. At a UK entry point, two police officers (Madeleine Manace Bakofu and Micah Loboun) are ‘welcoming’ a new bunch of migrants to the country. Unfortunately, the border has now been closed and so, this ragtag group are going to be deported back ...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/167339/twelfth-night-the-national-theatre-review/ Twelfth Night –  image by Marc Brenner Directors love playing around with Shakespeare. There is something in the stories he wrote and the language he used which gives so many of his plays the flexibility to be staged in weird and wonderful ways. I’ve seen Othello set in the world of corporate banking,  Romeo and Juliet , played out amid the background of the miners’ strike and  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  moved to a voodoo influenced New Orleans. So, when I was offered the chance to see the new production of  Twelfth Night  at the National, I leapt at it. Off the coast of ancient Illyria a boat is floundering. Aboard the ship are fraternal twins Viola (Tamara Lawrance) and Sebastian (Daniel Ezra) who, get separated as the ship goes down. Each is rescued by a member of the crew, Viola by the Captain (James Wallace) and Sebastian by Antonio (Adam Best). Separately, they...