Chris Abbott

The tonal shift between each of the three sections seems to work against the cohesion of the play, although each is presented with great skill and impressive stagecraft. The involvement of very young child actors seems to add little though, and it must have involved considerable difficulties in safeguarding young performers taking part in such a violent and adult piece of work.

This bilingual production of Antony & Cleopatra is an interesting take on a complex and sometimes puzzling play; the interplay of spoken language and BSL adds some new dimensions and illuminates where there might otherwise be a tendency to obscurity.