THEATRE REVIEW: The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk ★★★
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Bristol Old Vic Friday 27th May 2016
For Emma Rice’s final production as Kneehigh’s Artistic Director, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk is the chosen piece of theatre that graced the Bristol Old Vic to also coincide with the theatre’s 250th Birthday Celebrations, and what a production so fitted to the occasion. Due to this performance being the opening night, views that I may have and stuff that I may have seen may not be the final product as the show is still in preview stages before the Press Night, but with Kneehigh being my favourite theatre company of all time, with The Wild Bride being one of my earliest memories of being at the theatre, I knew that what Kneehigh were to do next, and have done with this production, is bring something truly magnificent and special to Bristol, and I feel very privileged to be able to witness the genius from this astounding company.
So onto the production itself, where the story is told through our two protagonists of the stor…
For Emma Rice’s final production as Kneehigh’s Artistic Director, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk is the chosen piece of theatre that graced the Bristol Old Vic to also coincide with the theatre’s 250th Birthday Celebrations, and what a production so fitted to the occasion. Due to this performance being the opening night, views that I may have and stuff that I may have seen may not be the final product as the show is still in preview stages before the Press Night, but with Kneehigh being my favourite theatre company of all time, with The Wild Bride being one of my earliest memories of being at the theatre, I knew that what Kneehigh were to do next, and have done with this production, is bring something truly magnificent and special to Bristol, and I feel very privileged to be able to witness the genius from this astounding company.
So onto the production itself, where the story is told through our two protagonists of the stor…