The Royal Shakespeare Company Reveals Jonathan Slinger, Emily Taaffe and Amer Hlehel as
Some of the Actors set to Appear in The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and The Tempest
The World Shakespeare Festival is set to run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and The Roundhouse in 2012 and as a result the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the cast members set to appear in shows like “The Comedy of Errors”, “Twelfth Night” and “The Tempest”. They include Jonathan Slinger, Emily Taaffe and Amer Hlehel with a long list of supporting roles also announced.
Jonathan Slinger is set to appear in all three of the plays in the roles of Dr Pinch, Malvolio and Prosper respectively. He appears as part of the line-up on the back of various credits for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including “The Homecoming” in 2011, “Macbeth” in 2011 and, in 2008/2009, as part of the “History Cycle” season.
Emily Taaffe, meanwhile, is making her debut with the company as she takes on the roles of Viola and Miranda in “Twelfth Night” and “The Tempest” respectively. Though it is the first time audiences with theatre tickets will see her work with the RSC, she has previously acted in productions at the National Theatre including “The Veil” at the Lyttelton National Theatre, “The Cherry Orchard” at the Olivier National Theatre and “Nation” at the Olivier National Theatre.
Finally, Emer Hlehel will also be making his RSC debut following previous work in Palestinian movies such as “Paradise Now”, in addition to productions that made their way to the stage of the Young Vic.
Speaking about the choice of plays, which make up what he calls the ‘Shipwreck Trilogy’, David Farr (RSC Associate Director) said “we are exploring the recurrent obsessions of Shakespeare with migration, exile and the discovery of yourself through others. Amir Nizar Zuabi (directing The Comedy of Errors) and I are both keen to interrogate these in a modern context and we have chosen to use a shared design environment (by Jon Bausor) to do so.”
“The Comedy of Errors” is set to appear at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from March to May and July to August 2012, in addition to an appearance from June to July 2012 at the Roundhouse. “Twelfth Night” and “The Tempest” both follow the same template.
