VOLPONE‘Yield, or I'll force thee.’
Fresh Life Theatre presents an interpretation of Volpone by Ben Jonson. Meet Volpone, the sly fox, as he charms and cheats his way to a fortune. Based on Ben Jonson’s 1605 tragicomedy, our production adds punchy new writing, a raw contemporary context and a certain musical swagger. With a cast of 4 professional actors, Fresh Life will give this eccentric host of characters the crazy, adrenaline fuelled performance they deserve. |
ROCK BOTTOMShakespeare’s loved clown, Bottom, is reimagined in Fresh Life Theatre’s innovative new one-man show. Combining the masterful wit and language of the Bard with fast-paced, sensitive new-writing, creates a production which has something for everyone.
"an enjoyable hour and definitely spoke of more to come from Charlie Day funny, heartfelt, perceptive and poignant" "Balances laugh-out-loud gags with poignant reflections on both performance and mental health" "Pensive, preposterous and perceptive in equal measure" https://medium.com/action-is-eloquence-re-thinking-shakespeare/review-rock-bottom-directed-by-charlie-day-for-fresh-life-theatre-at-the-lion-unicorn-theatre-b4b261df25a0 https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/fresh-life-theatre-present-rock-bottom-review/ |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY"O what fools these mortals be”
Not all dreams are sweet. We follow the supernatural Puck as he torments and tortures a group of mere mortals who make the mistake of wandering into his wood. Stripping away the romcom gloss of traditional performance, we expose the unsettling darkness of the original text, with its undertones of violence and abuse. Puck, feared in field and town, he will lead them up…and down? |
ONLINE SHOWS
These shows were all made in lockdown...
MORTAL FOOLSThis time, it's up to you to choose your journey and make decisions for the characters. In this online decision-making game you only have one goal; get out of there alive.
50 routes, 10 endings. Your show, your journey. CAN YOU SURVIVE THE WOODS? COMING SOON... |
HERMIA: HEAVEN UNTO HELLHermia: Heaven Unto Hell is a short horror film using the text from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Filmed in lockdown by a young UK theatre company and based on our 'would've been' tour, we are trying to make the most of lockdown.
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HELENA: UGLY AS A BEARA Midsummer Night’s Dream was never meant to be a sweet romcom. We devised a new darker take for the Bristol Shakespeare Festival. But that was cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. So we regrouped (separately) and split the stage version into two online pieces charting the journeys of Helena and Hermia. Helena: Ugly as a Bear is the first of these.
We rehearsed and performed over Zoom in bedroom cupboards across the UK, recorded on our phones, and produced for YouTube. |
