Something Rotten completed a seven-night run of shows at the 2016 Brighton Festival Fringe, in the process collecting a handful of effusive reviews, as well as an Argus Angel Award.
Robert Cohen’s one-man take on Hamlet, re-telling Shakespeare’s tale from the viewpoint of the Prince’s murderous uncle, was described by Argus reviewer Barrie Jerram as “a marvellous work of imagination – clever but not pretentious, with a fair sprinkling of black humour”. In addition to the Argus prize, the show won the endorsement of showbiz bible The Stage. According to Tracey Sinclair, “Robert Cohen – performing his own piece – is superb, both in his portrayal of the assumed persona of this over-amiable king, and the mercurial, secretly vengeful man behind it, who fast unravels as his plans are thwarted, his flaws and secrets exposed one by one. There are some sharp and some very funny lines, and plenty of sly references to the original text thrown in for the aficionados – though you don’t need to be an expert to enjoy the production.
Click here for more info, here to read the reviews, and here or on the picture above to see the trailer for the show.
Robert Cohen’s one-man take on Hamlet, re-telling Shakespeare’s tale from the viewpoint of the Prince’s murderous uncle, was described by Argus reviewer Barrie Jerram as “a marvellous work of imagination – clever but not pretentious, with a fair sprinkling of black humour”. In addition to the Argus prize, the show won the endorsement of showbiz bible The Stage. According to Tracey Sinclair, “Robert Cohen – performing his own piece – is superb, both in his portrayal of the assumed persona of this over-amiable king, and the mercurial, secretly vengeful man behind it, who fast unravels as his plans are thwarted, his flaws and secrets exposed one by one. There are some sharp and some very funny lines, and plenty of sly references to the original text thrown in for the aficionados – though you don’t need to be an expert to enjoy the production.
Click here for more info, here to read the reviews, and here or on the picture above to see the trailer for the show.
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A filmed extract from The Ragged Regiment, Robert Cohen’s stage play about internecine warfare backstage at a stuffed-animal museum in Cromer. Click on the picture to eavesdrop on an awkward breakfast conversation between Angie (Jenny Rowe) and her sister Trinity (Erica Smith), in whose boyfriend Noah she’s taken an unacceptable level of interest.
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A filmed extract from The Ragged Regiment, Robert Cohen’s stage play about internecine warfare backstage at a stuffed-animal museum in Cromer. Click on the picture to eavesdrop on an awkward breakfast conversation between Angie (Jenny Rowe) and her sister Trinity (Erica Smith), in whose boyfriend Noah she’s taken an unacceptable level of interest.
• In addition to Something Rotten, Robert’s activities at the Brighton Festival have included playing Aaronow in the Argus Angel-winning production of Glengarry Glen Ross, and Alfie in the immersive Hydrocracker/Blast Theory show Operation Black Antler.
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• “The character of disaffected traffic warden Kevin ‘Quint’ McBride is inspired. ... Terrific stuff. Ricky Gervais could make millions from such an act.”
So said Quentin Letts of High Vis at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival. Click here to read his full review. | • Sheila Llewellyn’s The Papakh Hat is a story of love, fear and loss on the eve of the Iranian revolution. It was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards. |
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