Twelfth Night Celebration. The Company of Fools inaugurates its 25th Season
Restes and Pommes frites…emblematic characters of the Cie of Fools.
Presented by Scott Florence, Catriona Leg, Al Connor and Geoff Mcbride confirmed the “Fools” reputation as one of the most unique Shakespearean companies in Canada and the third oldest professional theatre company in Ottawa.
Raff, The Little Prince. latest member of the Company of Fools. Photo. Caroline Phillips.
Catriona Leger now with the Company of Fools.
Entering into its 25th season as a creator of playful parodies of Shakespeare’s plays, the Company seems to be investigating new theatrical techniques to respond to a slight shift in its audiences. The first part of the evening was an illustration of a work in progress process hosted by Scott Florence. The challenge they had given themselves was to show us how they are trying to develop interest in those plays on the part of young people, who, in spite of Shakespeare’s cultural cachet, are turned off by that convoluted language and those characters to whom they cannot relate at all.