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The golden Masque of Agamemnon |
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Gwent Young People’s Theatre |
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Abergavenny Castle |
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July 26, 2010 |
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Once again almost 50 members of the Gwent Young People’s Theatre have excelled themselves with a magnificent production of John Wiles’s The Golden Masque of Agamemnon. What a delightful way to learn about the intricacies, plotting and killing which abound in Ancient Greek mythology.These youngsters are so well tutored in theatrical skills under the direction of Gary Meredith and Stephen Badman, with the help of an up and coming member, actor and director, Leighton Martin. The grounds of Abergavenny Castle became the ideal backdrop for the staging.The set design was by Georgina Miles, built by Allen Jones, with the help of the Gwent young People’s Theatre members who opt to learn design and technical skills. The design and styling of the costumes and props by Georgina Miles was cleverly organised to aid understanding of the stories. The youngsters, as always, acted with conviction, their voices being easily heard without technical support, despite the sounds of the town nearby. As this play was a series of stories there was not one principal role, but a number of cameo roles performed with expertise. It would not be fair single out any one performer, as each youngster in his or her own way gave concentrated effort, but John Jones as Agamemnon, Eleanor Cotterill as Thybius, Aidan Jones as Calchas, Alice Badman as The Pythoness, Eleanor Maddocks as Clytemnestra, Jessica Harrison as Electra, Daniel McCaully as Orestes and Josh Coulton as Pylades all excelled themselves. The whole production was no mean feat and totally dependent on precise timing for changes of scenes. The youngsters accomplished this to perfection. Very well done! Let’s hope that the possible demise of The Gwent Theatre in Education in March 2011 will not prevent The Gwent Young People’s Theatre continuing its successful reputation as an example of first-class youth theatre in Wales. |
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| Mavis Griffiths | |
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