![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually, Marion compels Robin to adopt her better traits and abandon his. He is played with nuance and a great physique by Jordan Dean. On the other hand, her true love Robin Hood starts out little more than a thug, a bully and a misogynist. She is the protofeminist, independent, feisty and oh so clever. Lady Marion played with charm by Christina Bennett Lind is in many ways the heroine of the story. Played with comic energy by Christopher Sieber, Pierre goes between Big Peter and a big sissy with a humorous animation. He is central to the various parts of the story. Pierre is the foppish clown, the Medieval jester, Marion's personal muse and her loyal servant. Spatially, it morphs into a clearing, then a deep treed dark region to a chapel and beyond. The forest is the multilayered atmospheric setting. It is a bit of A Midsummer Night's Dream meeting Commedia dell'Arte dressed in Lincoln Green set in Sherwood Forest. Sitting on a tree branch, Pierre is seen talking to himself. The play opens in a spectacular forest environment which is both somehow fantastic and yet real. It is an understatement to say that the set/scenery was more than a major character in this production. And Playwright Farr has done this with a superb The Heart of Robin Hood. It has almost everything to entertain.īut what keeps it fresh is that creative interpretations keep giving the story new wonder and excitement. The legend contains sword fights, bows and arrows, romance, good over evil, living wild in the forest and even stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Either in play or imagination or both, it is part of the adventures of our childhood, and a metaphorical fantasy, no desire, for many adults. Baby Boomers grew up on Richard Greene's version, their parents were connected to Errol Flynn's swashbuckling, etc.Įveryone loves the Robin Hood story. So, what was exciting about that one seems to stick with us. It is a delicious real or imaginary story.Īnd we seem to be connected to the Robin Hood version that we first saw. ![]() Mel Brooks even did a comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights. ![]() in 1922 to the 1938 Errol Flynn version to Richard Greene's '50s television series The Adventures of Robin Hood to Sean Connery's late in life Robin and Marion to ones by Kevin Costner ( Prince of Thieves, 1991) and Russell Crowe ( Robin Hood, 2010) with a variety of animated (Disney) and television series (both UK and US) renditions thrown in. Though the bones of the narrative can remain, the story need not stay the same.Īnd why not? There have been scores of versions of the yarn: from the silent movie days of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Robin Hood, just the name alone, makes us smile. Here, Playwright David Farr has taken a feminist angle on the Olde English tale. With a stunning, spectacular set and appealingly strong performances, The Heart of Robin Hood at the American Repertory Theatre brings a new twist to the legendary story. Cast: Jordan Dean (Robin), Christina Bennett Lind (Marion), Moe Alafrangy ( Gisborne's Henchman/others), Jeremy Crawford (Little John), Claire Candela (Sarah Summers), Andrew Cekala (Jethro Summers), Zachary Eisenstat (Will Scarlett), David Michael Garry (Guy of Gisborne/others), Andy Grotelueschen (Much), Laura Sheeny (Plug), Christopher Sieber (Pierre), Louis Tucci (Makepeace), Damian Young (Prince John), Katrina Yaukey (Alice)Ĭreative Team: Music by Poor Old Shine, Lyrics by Poor Old Shine and David Farr, Set Design by Börkur Jónsson, Costumes by Emma Ryott, Light Design by Björn Helgason and Sound Design by Jonathan DeansĦ4 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA ![]()
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