https://shakespeare.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/shakespeare/index.php?id=697 Dominic Dromgoole’s curtain raising production of The Duchess of Malfi for the première season in the Globe’s new indoor playhouse is also a fitting first venue for the intimate and haunting circa 1613 play, which was probably initially performed privately at Blackfriars. The transformation inherent to staging a four-century old plot in a cutting edge resurrected theatre, that has nonetheless been rebuilt so that Webster himself might have recognised it, is thus one that highlights the continuing restless energy of the playwright’s pen. Furthermore, Gemma Arterton’s memorable performance of the un-named Duchess is a fitting evocation of both Webster’s own largely unchartered life and the lingering legacy of his literary works – in this instance a plot performed in period costume, including ruffs and rapiers, and to the original score sheet for authentic acoustic surround – at once a haunting remembrance and an imaginative reshaping of the play. L’Oeil du Spectateur N°6 — Saison 2013-2014 Autour de Shakespeare fr mer., 26 févr. 2014 17:45:10 +0100 ven., 27 déc. 2019 18:42:24 +0100 https://shakespeare.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/shakespeare/index.php?id=697 0