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In fair Leicester where we lay our scene
In fair Leicester where we lay our scene
Friday, 05 February 2010
Orchestras and theatre companies rarely collaborate. The current revival of Tom Stoppard’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favour enlists the services of the Southbank Sinfonia. Apart from that, concert musicians and actors steer clear of each other. You can see why. It costs a lot of money to employ an orchestra. And once you’ve put 70-plus musicians on a stage, there’s no much room for anyone else. Undaunted by pragmatism, next month brings a collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Philharmonia Orchestra. And 250 schoolchildren.
Orchestras and theatre companies rarely collaborate. The current revival of Tom Stoppard’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favour enlists the services of the Southbank Sinfonia. Apart from that, concert musicians and actors steer clear of each other. You can see why. It costs a lot of money to employ an orchestra. And once you’ve put 70-plus musicians on a stage, there’s no much room for anyone else. Undaunted by pragmatism, next month brings a collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Philharmonia Orchestra. And 250 schoolchildren.
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