Sat, May 27, 2023
The big night for the Everyman Theatre Co. is here - and along with it the rivalries, anxieties and all else that goes with launching a new season of work to the public. Will Beatrice and Benedick, cast opposite each other but with a wealth of history between them to contend with, find a way to work with each other? And what exactly is Iago plotting?
Sun, May 28, 2023
The Season Launch for Everyman Theatre Co. continues - and the night keeps getting more fraught. The playwright, Orlando is at odds with one of the lead company members, Jaques, and Beatrice and Benedick are about to see each other again after he took off unexpectedly to take a job offer in Hollywood, leaving her to become the leading lady at the theatre company - and nurse a broken heart. All is not fair in love and the Arts.
Mon, May 29, 2023
As the night continues at Season Launch for Everyman Theatre Co., we eavesdrop on a conversation between the bar staff, Rosalind and Celia, hear Touchstone's take on honor (and the quality of the catering) and get an insight into the dysfunctional dynamics of the family behind DaneSecure, the security firm hired by the theatre and one of the most influential families in town. Will Hamlet find a way to forgive his mother for marrying his uncle? And will his uncle, Claudio, come to realize just how much Hamlet hates him? Honour, loyalty and the merits (or not) of pancakes and mustard (and the knight who swore the catering was good) rule the day in this next chapter of Walking Shadows Vol. 2.
Tue, May 30, 2023
Theseus, the Mayor, and his fiancé Hippolyta (who bear a striking resemblance to Benedick and Gertrude) are due to arrive at the launch and Celia discovers the playwright Orlando, Rosalind's crush, is still at the party being his usual unorthodox self. But the issue for Touchstone is how to convince Theseus that he does not want to see the short play prepared by members of the company chorus and only included on the program for the evening due to one of them, Leonata, being the daughter of a major sponsor, Messina Winery. Can Touchstone guide Theseus away from theatrical disaster and how long can Celia contain her news of Orlando? Things continue to get tangled and intertwined in this next instalment of Walking Shadows Vol. 2.
Wed, May 31, 2023
While the assembled crowd wait for the entertainment to start, enjoying the free bar, the drama of the love lives of some of the company members begin to come to the fore. Now that Celia has told Rosalind that Orlando is still in the building, she's having to deal with her cousin's overly excited reaction, and general distraction. And Leonora has been sitting on the set for "Rear Window" in the theatre, watching the crowd, trying to decide who she can trust to deliver a clandestine note to her banished lover, Julio before her dad finds out and intervenes. In a twist of fate, Orlando may be Leonora's knight in shining armour, but her intercepting him before he gets to the bar means that he and Rosalind may never connect. The twists and turns continue in this next chapter of Walking Shadows Vol. 2.
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
In the penultimate episode of Walking Shadows Vol. 2, we meet Banquo and fellow new ensemble member, Macbeth (who landed the gig due to the sad passing of a long standing supporting player). Both ambitious and rather cocky with their success, when their fellow cast members appear in the crowd in costume, Banquo and Mac think they'll have a bit of fun taunting them. But things take a distinctly odd and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, young Lord Henry Percy is in the midst of buying a racehorse and trying to oust the CEO of the company he works for via a takeover bid he's cooked up with his brother in law. Thinking he's cleverer than he is, he's going to have to get past his wife, Lady Kate Percy, the real brains of the operation, and charm alone will not cut it with her. The plot continues to thicken in this next instalment from the launch party of the Everyman Theatre Co.
Fri, Jun 2, 2023
In the final episode of Walking Shadows Vol. 2, we return to the season launch of the Everyman Theatre Co. just in time to catch the end of the night's entertainment, which Hippolyta is less than impressed with, while Theseus is still insisting on seeing in the best light. Despite several technical issues, the evening concludes and the assembled throng departs. A short time later, Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo return to make their nightly checks at the theatre, only to be confronted again by it's resident ghost. After it refuses, yet again, to speak with them, they decide to let Hamlet know before going to his step father at head office. Once the theatre is quiet again, we finally meet the ghost, who turns out to be an old friend - or foe - depending on your perspective. And so ends another Shakespearean adventure in the Walking Shadows realm.