The Spaceship

285/365 The Spaceship, originally uploaded by afortiorama.

Manchester, Royal Exchange Theatre. The Royal Exchange Theatre is a modern, spaceship like, heptagonal structure, inside the Royal Exchange which was once one of the largest trading rooms in Europe.

I used to go to the theatre in Italy, but I never really got into it, I thought the acting was stiff and didn't convey any emotion. Anyway I wasn't that sure of myself and didn't feel I could really say I preferred a good hollywood blockbuster to a venerated piece of Chechov.

Theatre in the UK is different. The way actors move and speak is more natural and engaging. On top of it the Royal Exchange Theatre is designed to create a better connection between the actors and the audience and I love the minimal scenographical settings the circular (heptagonal) shape of the stage imposes. It is like magic, the magic of the theatre of other ages that I've seen only described in books.

The external structure of the theatre fitted inside the Royal Exchange hall is also very intriguing as it looks like a spaceship had landed in there.