The Ring Cycle, The Scoop ***

The Cast of The Ring Cycle

One of the many things that astound me about theatre in London is the varying price levels you pay to see it. You can get £5 tickets to the Globe and National to £125 to see the Book of Mormon and Skylight. However, the More London festival has taken it to new extremes by giving us free theatre. Now in it's 12th year, an adaptation of Wagners masterpiece has been transposed to a 4 short plays in the scoop. Whilst by no means great, this performance is astounding in the feat free theatre can achieve. A quote from the Evening Standard said it was "Grittier than the Globe." Now, I'm not sure if they have seen Titus Andronicus there but I can assure you this production or arena can not compete with the West End. When I saw King Lear yesterday I talked of amateur acting, but even the worst of them are like Laurence Olivier to these actors. However, it brings theatre to a whole new audience and for that it must be thanked.