{"id":370,"date":"2015-07-24T14:21:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T14:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/?p=370"},"modified":"2015-07-24T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T14:21:42","slug":"across-the-dark-water-opens-at-portchester-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"ACROSS THE DARK WATER OPENS AT PORTCHESTER CASTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n.jpg\" alt=\"10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ben-musgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10409180_1148306671850043_1355090174572428550_n-904x683.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My new play ACROSS THE DARK WATER opened at Portchester Castle on Tuesday (surely one of the most dramatic venues in England). I&#8217;m really proud of it, the cast are fantastic &#8211; real artists &#8211; and Owen Calvert-Lyons has pulled together a fabulous production. We&#8217;ve been getting some really good responses from audiences so far:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wow, it was stunning&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;So tense and intense and brilliantly acted&#8230;so glad I went&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Excellent production&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Fab staging, fab script, fab acting&#8230;a must-see!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The production will now tour to other extraordinary venues around Hampshire. Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theberrytheatre.co.uk\/whats-on\/summer-15\/across-the-dark-water\/\">here<\/a> for further details.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the trailer for the production:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fya9DgUnZt0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theberrytheatre.co.uk\/news\/2015\/07\/playwright-ventures-into-the-past-for-latest-commission\/\">here&#8217;s me being interviewed about it<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Come and see it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My new play ACROSS THE DARK WATER opened at Portchester Castle on Tuesday (surely one of the most dramatic venues in England). I&#8217;m really proud of it, the cast are fantastic &#8211; real artists &#8211; and Owen Calvert-Lyons has pulled together a fabulous production. 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