Previous Productions
Murder in the Cathedral
by T.S.Eliot
In August 2009, Mooted were invited to put on a production of T.S.Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral in the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe - York Minster.
Performed as part of the 'Minster Nights' event, Mooted's production of excerpts was enthusiastically recieved by an audience of over 1000.
The star, of course, was the Minster itself.
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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
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1st-17th July 2009 |
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Rowntree Park - York The Valley Gardens - Harrogate |
In July 2009, The Mooted Theatre Co. staged a spectacular, outlandish and hilarious open air production of The Taming of the Shrew.
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The ultimate battle of the sexes is commenced in Shakespeare’s most outrageous comedy, as sharp wits and sharper words are furiously exchanged between suitor Petrucchio and his would-be bride Katherina. Some call her plain Kate, sometimes Kate the Cursed, but Petrucchio has a cunning plan to tame her for his wife. She has other ideas, most of them violent, and none involving marriage.
Meanwhile little sister Bianca, the apple of her father’s eye, inflames the considerable passion of every eligible man in town and attracts would-be husbands everywhere she looks. But daddy won’t let that happen until big sister Kate gets a husband of her own. Deceit and disguise add to the confusion as mistaken identity and misunderstandings collide with hilarious consequences.
Packed full of slapstick humour, riotous jokes and a rogue’s gallery of colourful characters, this is Shakespeare at his most hilarious.
"Mooted's most visually pleasing play to date... a fast, physical comedy... This is a wildly successful Taming Of The Shrew!" - The York Press
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
by John Ford
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13th - 29th November 2008 |
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The Sun Pavilions - Harrogate The Mart Theatre, Skipton The Carriageworks, Leeds The Friargate Theatre, York |
In November 2008, to sell out audiences across Yorkshire, The Mooted Theatre Co. staged one of the most controversial plays of the last 400 years - 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE.
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17th century Parma is a city teeming with intrigue, conspiracy and murder, where nothing is as it seems. But even this murky, deceitful place will be turned upside down by the secret affair of two young lovers, who find a passion together that will echo through the ages.
For there's a problem: They're brother and sister.
'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE by John Ford is a dark disturbing slice of Jacobean tragedy, a play in which forbidden passions and unspeakable crimes collide explosively with tragic effect.
Like Tarantino writing Romeo and Juliet, this is an energetic, uncompromising masterpiece of British theatre. Despite its age, the play depicts a world beset by discrimination, bigotry and censorship, issues that resonate as much these days as they ever did.
"Mooted’s ‘Tis Pity is as brutal, provocatively humorous and morally ambiguous as Ford surely intended." – The Evening Press
A Life In The Theatre
by David Mamet
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29th May - 7th June 2008 |
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The City Screen Basement, York The St Roberts Centre, Harrogate The Carriageworks, Leeds |
In Summer 2008 The Mooted Theatre Co. performed it's debut production 'A Life in the Theatre' by celebrated writer David Mamet (Speed the Plow, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Untouchables), to sold out audiences across Yorkshire.
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A Life in the Theatre follows two actors (Andy Curry and Bill Laughey) through the highs and lows of a life-changing season, sharing the detritus of their lives and their dressing room together. This is a comedy not just about actors but about friendship, jealousy, love and hate, the passion of youth and the wisdom of age. It is about knowing when to speak and when to listen, and when to teach and when to learn.
It is also the story of two people spending an awful lot of time together in a confined space.
Along the way they negotiate the trenches of World War 1, Shakespeare, an ER operating theatre, an 80s law office and a lifeboat stranded in the Atlantic.
Mooted's witty, energetic and stylish production incorporated physical comedy, original composed score (by Andy Curry), innovative staging and some truly spectacular hats!
“Mooted’s production hits home strongly...there is plenty of life in this theatre” – The Press, York.
