Shakespeare in Shoreditch

In 2008, the Tower was invited to join in a book launch for the novel "Will" by Christopher Rush. This was held outdoors in the car park of the London College of Fashion in Curtain Road - right next to the site of our new theatre, and within feet of the the original 1576 Burbage "Theatre".

The Tower's actors presented several well-known scenes from Shakespeare to illustrate the author's talk about his book. The show was directed by Penny Tuerk and David Taylor.

 


Video of the show : Part 1


The audience assembles


Video of the show : Part 2


Shaun French as Richard III


Video of the show : Part 3


Come Away Death sung by Guy Hescott


Tracey Kent, Martin South & Martin Mulgrew in Hamlet


O for a Muse of Fire from Robin Dunn


Hamlet's advice to the Players


Christopher Rush with John Morton as King John


Pam O'Brien and Chris Paddon as Romeo and Juliet


More light and light it grows


The Mechanicals : Shaun French, Guy Hescott, Martin Mulgrew and Robin Dunn


Pam O'Brien as Queen Constance


Martin Mulgrew playing Ercles rarely


Chris Paddon, Pam O'Brien, Shaun French and Tracey Kent in As You Like It


Martin South reads Sonnet 145


Our revels now are ended

Photography by Laurence Tuerk