A long haul War and Peace
We're off to see what promises to be a great piece of modern theatre. So what's the first priority?
Clothes.
No, not as in dickie (dicky?) bow and pashmina. No one dresses up for a show these days, unless it's Rocky Horror or something equally camp.
Warwick Art Centre, bless their hearts, are bringing in another terrific production - you must keep an eye on warwickartscentre.co.uk. Some of the best shows I've seen in the past couple of years have been there.
This time it's the Shared Experience production of Tolstoy's classic War and Peace first staged at the National in 1996. It's being revived in a joint venture with Nottingham Playhouse and Hampstead Theatre. Tickets on 02476524524 or online.
It is, naturally enough, very long. It runs from Thursday (March 13) until Sunday (March 16). On Saturday and Sunday the two parts run one after another - the best way to see it, I reckon.
But when I saw all three plays that make up Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests one Saturday at Birmingham Rep a few years back I found my usual smart-casual get-up pretty uncomfortable by the evening show.
So when we did the marathon Nicholas Nickleby in one day at Birmingham Hippodrome I was much more casual.
For Tolstoy I shall adopt my long-haul flight wear - and take my trainers off in the same way.
Should we dress for comfort or style in the theatre? Does it matter?
I'll let you know how it goes ...
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Good article