Had a most enjoyable evening out tonight at the residence of the British Ambassador in Greendale watching a special performance of Much Ado About Nothing to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. The cast included members of staff from the British embassy, with Benedict Latto making a brilliant Benedict (his real name was Benedict) and the Deputy Ambassador, Simon Thomas, a good hippy Don Pedro. Yes, it was set in the 60's and the costumes and twist were exceptional. The soldiers arrived in a decked out VW kombi love bus sporting rather tight leather pants. We loved the music selected, with the choice of a Whiter Shade of Pale being hilarious for the reappearance of the supposedly dead Hero. The set, designed by Angela Charitonos was a work of art and I had trouble deciding if the geraniums and ivy were indeed real or not. It was pitched perfectly under a magnificent msasa in the Ambassador's garden.
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| The set |
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| The love bus which later appeared on stage |
The local cast members were strong, with Jamie Bell, Collina Mvududu and Zane Lucas particularly standing out. One of my Mum's students from the International School was Bathasar and it was amazing to see her shine, especially as she started at HIS last year not speaking any English. The director of the production Adrian Ellis' wife taught drama at HIS.
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| Collina Mvududu as Hero |
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| British Ambassador Catriona Laing |
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| The producer Adrian Ellis announcing that Jamie Bell has been accepted at RADA |
With all the terrorist and British MP attacks this week my Mum went and made a blunder by forgetting she had the Pick'N'Pay promotion's steak knives in her bag and going through security at the Ambassador's with them. She had to return to the car with them understandably. Ooops.
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