Media & PR
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The Duchess of Malfi
'The best spoken, most intelligently staged and thrillingly effective Malfi I've seen in years.' THE STAGE
'The test of any revival is the lead performance, and Aislin McGuckin rises honourably to the challenge.’ MICHAEL BILLINGTON, THE GUARDIAN
‘Much of the pleasure of this revival lies in re-encountering Webster's language…full of savage poetry.’ MICHAEL BILLINGTON, THE GUARDIAN
‘Greenwich Theatre’s return to producing is welcome, and it’s latest venture, a collaboration with Stage on Screen is admirably forward thinking’ THE TIMES
'A superb Bosola. Tim Treloar...terrifyingly magnetic and magnetically terrifying.' TIME OUT
'So the show has its own intergrity as a theatre production; but more than that, it will now live on as a potential educational resource.' THE STAGE
‘This production does particularly well at bringing out Webster's verse, making it sound surprisingly fresh and modern in places and certainly accessible.’ THE LONDONIST
‘A fine piece of ensemble playing which earths the action in reality rather than excess.’ BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
‘the beautiful and the macabre are perfectly balanced…Visually, the production is entrancing. The staging is dynamic making wonderful use of Neil Irish’s stark set which creates a hauntingly effective space… all beautifully highlighted by Wayne Dowdeswell’s simple but creative lighting design.’ WHATONSTAGE.COM
‘In the editing they create that hoped-for intensity…the bedroom confrontation between the Prince and the Duchess are even more intensely painful.’ TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
'I loved the production and it really helped the students understand parts of the play and the extreme nature of some of the scenes.' AISLING HAMILTON, GARTH HILL COLLEGE, BRACKNELL
Volpone
The two leads have the makings of a delicious double act, Bremmer snuffling with mirth into his ginger furs as Hadfield makes boobies of the avaricious hypocrites with easy wit.' THE TIMES
'Richly engaging...especially Mark Hadfield, whose energetically lugubrious turn is the show's greatest pleasure.' TIME OUT
'Richard Bremmer's eponymous Volpone is central to the play but, though his lanky, agile foxiness in tasselled smoking-cap has a vitality that contrasts with the tremulous invalid he pretends to be it does not dominate the play. From his first oil-gestured entrance it is Mark Hadfield's oily-gesturing Mosca who is centre stage, in a totally winning performance, beautifully played and beautifully spoken. He is not alone in a cast that speaks with clarity and intelligence. Some say Jonson's text is more difficult to play than Shakespeare's. If that's true, with this company you wouldn't know it; they give it pace and understanding.’ BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
‘Joyful and highly amusing production…outstanding performances throughout.’ UK THEATRE.NET
‘The play’s success can be measured by the comic relationship between the double act at the centre of the action. In this production we find an almost perfect pairing, Richard Bremmer’s spidery Volpone disgusts and amuses in equal measure and is served brilliantly by Mark Hadfield’s energetic and crumpled fixer, Mosca.’ GREENWICH.CO.UK
‘Director Elizabeth Freestone has created a hugely imaginative world in which she can slow time down, speed it up and rewind it in order to manipulate the characters for the audience’s greater enjoyment, the action after the interval being a particular treat. The costumes are wonderfully absurd creations, touched with slightly cartoon-like features, for instance stiff curled tailcoats and absurd feathers.’ GREENWICH.CO.UK
‘Brilliantly produced…Costumes and set design are outstanding...Richard Bremmer and Mark Hadfield were wonderful as the scheming Volpone and Mosca.’ DOCKLANDS24
‘Volpone is as good as it was on stage, the fine comic interplay between Mosca and Volpone is sharp and energetic….Richard Bremmer’s characterization of Volpone works well; the camera has beautifully captured his communication with the audience and his soliloquies are particularly effective.’ TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
Doctor Faustus
Impeccably directed by Elizabeth Freestone and imaginatively filmed by outside broadcast director Chris Cowey…it is extremely watchable and really does give you the best of both worlds – the advantages of close up shots and the sense of being at a live performance.’ THE STAGE
‘Gareth Kennerley is magnificent in the huge role of Faustus’ THE STAGE
'Atmospheric…diabolically convincing…flashes of fiery poetry…directed with laudable clarity by Elizabeth Freestone’ TIME OUT
‘The production succeeded in bringing this dramatic poem to life and kept an audience rapt' BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'From the moment Faustus enters the playing space we know we are in safe hands...fantastic inspiration for students.' TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
'The DVD (Doctor Faustus) is excellent, an invaluable resource.' CHRISTOPHER MORRIS, BEXLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
‘As a very experienced teacher I have not before come across this facility to see staged plays on DVD. I loved it and will definitely want to use it again.’ JANE PRICE, WEST SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE
‘I thought the DVD (Faustus) was excellent, so much so that I bought three more titles.’ IAIN FISHER, THEATRE LOVER
‘Brilliantly acted and filmed.’ IAN ELMSLIE, HEAD OF PERFORMING ARTS, WELLING SCHOOL
‘I was really impressed by the quality of the filmed performance. It was tremendously useful for my A level class.’ BETH CALLAND, MALMESBURY SCHOOL, WILTSHIRE
‘Faustus is brilliant! Just what my students needed – very well done!’ JULI MORGAN-RUSSELL, HEAD OF ENGLISH, LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL, READING
The School for Scandal
It is a delight! A production to relish…you know this is going to be fun.’ BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'Stage pictures are used beautifully to communicate with the audience' TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
'School for Scandal' was a sparkling mix of wit and gossip that brought the text to life for our A level students. The producer and cast are to be congratulated' AILSA R.E. CLAYBOURN, KENDRICK SCHOOL
‘The production moves at breakneck speed, but never at the expense of comic dialogue.’ THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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These are wonderful, imaginative and intelligently directed productions.’ TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
'An excellent teaching resource...In both productions director Elizabeth Freestone makes imaginative decisions that can be held up as exemplars in the drama classroom....What Stage on Screen brings to the table is the quality of the filmed experience....a tremendous stimulus for students.' TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
‘These DVDs are a godsend, and English Departments should go out and order them immediately.’ EDM MAGAZINE, PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH, NATE
'I think these DVDs are brilliant. People who are teaching this would be crazy not to buy it.' BARBARA BLEIMAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, THE ENGLISH AND MEDIA CENTRE
‘I was very impressed. These will meet a pressing need for teachers of these plays at school, college and university levels. The performances are enjoyable and thought-provoking: accessible and reliable, whilst encouraging debate about the relationship between performance and interpretation. I shall certainly use the DVDs when I teach these plays.’ DR. RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, LECTURER IN ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON
'By golly was I impressed' THE STAGE
'The Special Edition Teacher Pack offers fascinating education and training add-ons....I think Stage on Screen is breaking new ground and deserves to succeed.' THE STAGE
'Top of the Pops chief takes theatre into the classroom.' LONDON EVENING STANDARD
'Clear and imaginative storytelling- an invaluable teaching tool.’ MRS LIZ GOODMAN, HEAD OF ENGLISH, SAINT OLAVES’ SCHOOL, ORPINGTON. THE TIMES STATE SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2009
‘The quality and energy of the production and direction were first class.’ DAVID SPRIGG, JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR, STAGECOACH
'You are filling a gap in the market and if you keep producing I will keep buying!' BARRY SLADE, THEATRE LOVER
'The DVD’s were excellent. Myself and my wife are theatre-goers and we love the theatre atmosphere rather than the arid film/TV atmosphere.' ANTHONY GREEN, THEATRE LOVER
‘Both DVDs (Malfi and Volpone) come with an excellent set of interviews. Elizabeth Freestone’s introductions provide superbly fluent analysis of both plays and their respective production values…I will certainly use these interviews for students to explain exactly what the production team does.’ TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE
‘..an invaluable resource and…are meat and drink to every drama teacher. I am greatly looking forward to the next releases’ TEACHING DRAMA MAGAZINE