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Success: ’Tis Pity

/ Andrew Hall

Tis Pity She's a Whore

Director Will Felton brought Andrew back to the Commensal Theatre table to produce John Ford’s infamous tragedy ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore at the O’Reilly Theatre this March. Starring Greg Mostyn and Kathy Stocker as the illicit sibling-lovers, the show featured a live band, complex two-tier staging and an average audience of 120 each night.

To almost sell out was a moment of immense pride for the production team, leaving the project’s lengthy accounting books well into profit ahead of new projects – including the possibility of a musical – planned for the autumn.

Read previews from The Oxford Student, The Tab and Cherwell, our four-star review from The Oxford Student, and Oliver Robinson‘s production photos via Facebook here.

Sold out: Endgame

/ Andrew Hall

Endgame

Samuel Beckett’s Endgame is intriguing, complex, questioning and rarely performed for public audiences. Following the success of their joint venture Coalition in 2012, Andrew once again worked alongside director Will Felton under the umbrella of Commensal Theatre, securing finance from University sources and production company Fools & Kings.

Endgame was the team’s second show in the fifty-seat Burton Taylor Studio, but with more performance dates and a second production sharing the venue, the project was difficult to execute. Nevertheless, through a core targeted marketing strategy focused heavily on the internet and video trailers, the week-long run sold out before lights went up on opening night. Financially and logistically, Endgame was a huge success, and from the outstanding feedback received on the creative front, the team look set for future success on their next show in the spring.

Previews from The Oxford Student, Cherwell

Review from The Oxford Student