James Cottriall in Stratford

Last Friday, James Cottriall won the Austrian version of Pop Idol, a TV talent show. As it turns out, Cottriall was educated at King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon – more commonly known as Shakespeare’s School.

Immediately the mind start racing … educated in the same place as Shakespeare … now living in Vienna … where Measure for Measure is set … I’ve already started imaging Cottriall as a kind of Lucio-type character – the “fantastic” flamboyant bachelor from Measure for Measure.

If you would like to see Lucio in person – oops! Sorry, I mean Cottriall – then visit The Terrace Bar in Stratford-upon-Avon on Friday 3 July where he’ll be playing a special homecoming concert.