Meet the Cast: The Merchant of Venice’s Hassan Maarfi
Hassan plays Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, which runs at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival from Wednesday 31st July to Sunday 11th August, inclusive. We caught up with him to ask about his experience of featuring in the show at the Roman Theatre. How long have you been an actor/performer? I’ve been a […]
Meet the Cast: The Merchant of Venice’s Jilly Bond
Jilly plays Shylock in our production of The Merchant of Venice, which runs at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival from Wednesday 31st July to Sunday 11th August, inclusive. We caught up with her to ask about her experience of featuring in the show at the Roman Theatre. How long have you been an actor, […]
Meet the Cast: The Merry Wives’ Savannah Beckford
Savannah plays Stella Quickly in our production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, which has its second run at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival to Sunday 30th June. The show is a fun, upbeat take on Shakespeare’s classic comic play, featuring popular music hits from the 1980’s. We caught up with Savannah to ask […]
Cast Interview Reel: Sense and Sensibility
‘I think that this is going to be a really fun adaptation and I think it’s got a speed and a pace to it[… ], which I think is current for 2024.’ We recently caught up with three of the cast members of our co-production of Sense and Sensibility, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, ahead of […]
Interview with Adam Nichols: Sense and Sensibility
‘This adaptation is very true to the original because Austen, like Shakespeare, has a universality and timelessness…’ We recently caught up with our wonderful Artistic Director, Adam Nichols, up in Pitlochry ahead of opening night to discuss his latest production of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Watch his interview below: https://ovo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SENSE-AND-SENSIBILITY-Interview-with-Adam-Nichols.mp4 Book Now for Sense and […]
Meet the Co-Writers and Cast: Gawain and the Green Knight
‘It’s a story I’ve always wanted to tell…’ Felix Grainger and Gabriel Fogarty-Graveson have co-written and act in OVO and Make It Beautiful’s co-production of Gawain and the Green Knight. We caught up with them in a brief break from rehearsals, and asked them what they’re loving about the show. Felix Grainger Co-founder of Make […]
Meet the Cast: The Secret Garden’s Simon Nicholas
Simon plays Ben Weatherstaff/the Lieutenant in our community ensemble production of The Secret Garden, which runs at the Roman Theatre Open Air Festival from Tuesday 11th to Saturday 18th June, inclusive. We caught up with Simon in a break from rehearsals, to ask him about his thoughts on the show… This OVO community ensemble production […]
Meet the Cast: The Merry Wives’ Anna MacLeod-Franklin
Anna plays Meg Page in our production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, which opens at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival on Friday 31st May. The show is a raucous, upbeat take on Shakespeare’s classic comic play. How long have you been an actress/performer, Anna? About 25 years. I’ve been performing in the Roman […]
Extra MacDeth! date added on 12th June
Tickets for MacDeth! at the Roman Theatre Open Air Festival on 23rd July are selling fast, so we have added an extra date – 12th June. Presented by Rogue Shakespeare. Written and Directed by Ryan J-W Smith. Imagine Monty Python trying to perform Macbeth and you have an idea of what you can expect from Smith’s award-winning riot, MacDeth! Premiered […]