This reading ROCKED! I had the privilege of reading Ariel and I love that part. Unfortunately this did mean people were forced to listen to me sing. Perhaps, with hindsight, I enjoyed the reading but everybody else suffered it. It only took an hour and forty minutes to polka through the pages. We had a couple of thunder machines (look 'em up they are as cool as they sound), a percussive shaky egg for rain effect and some finger chimes for Ariel's multiple invisible entrances and exits. It was one of the loveliest group readings we've had because everyone contributed to filling the room full of noises. For a brief period the Treadwells bookshop basement was our Island and the script Dukedom enough.
Our rebellious readers were:
Alfonso - Simon Horst
Sebastian - Harold Raitt
Prospero - Mike Aherne
Antonio - Thomas John
Ferdinand - Ed Kelly
Gonzalo - Brian Eastty
Adrian - Toni Brook
Francisco - Max
Caliban - Martin Power
Trinculo - Rob Clother
Stephano - David Blatcher
Master - John Haney
Boatswain - Sophie Leighton - Kelly
Miranda - Laura
Ariel - Maya Gabrielle
Iris - Janet Low
Ceres - Kate
Juno - Toni Brook
Mariners - All
Our next reading is the 28th of February - King Henry VIII. It's a big play and we need lots of readers, so come join us. You will find more details on our website: www.shakespearereaderssociety.co.uk
