How do site-specific theatre companies pick the magical venues to host their elaborate productions? Veronica Horwell tours London to find the stories behind Venice Preserv'd and The Drowned ManIt's easy to see why Paynes Wharf, near Deptford Creek in south London, is playing the lead in the Spectators' Guild company's production of Venice Preserv'd. It has an old Thameside maritime facade a former boilermaking works…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM on April 26, 2014