Live Acts on Stage ****
Sat, 28 Feb 2004, 06:55 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Live Acts on Stage ****
Sat, 28 Feb 2004, 06:55 pmGreek tragedy isnÂ’t normally the general publicÂ’s choice of plays to see. Often the scripts are heavy, too long and totally incomprehensible.
In this Black Swan production at the Playhouse, Michael GowÂ’s tale has virtually summed up the whole of Greek mythology and Virgil in one move. When the play started the first three or four minutes were intense with history and complicated with many famous names and places, which made hard work for even the superb cast. However the writing style very quickly turned to an easy to follow, comedy and tragedy. Well explained by the cast as the story progressed.
I had heard that there had been huge competition by actors for the parts. With nine actors playing about 3 or 4 dozen characters the casting choice had to be good – and it was. The clever concept and direction by Peter Kingston, made the play flow easily. The sound and effects (Paul Charlier) and lighting (Mark Howett) both were outstanding. Leon Salom’s set was intelligent and worked well.
The Saturday afternoon audience – average age over 50 – thoroughly enjoyed the show. They laughed at the clever script, the fun choice of music and appreciated the actors’ superb and varied performances. The whole cast blended well and there were no weak links. Obviously some characters had more depth to their parts than others, but this show was excellent and well worth seeing.
When I heard of the poor review in the newspaper I was amazed and wonder which theatre the critic went to – it certainly wasn’t this show!
In this Black Swan production at the Playhouse, Michael GowÂ’s tale has virtually summed up the whole of Greek mythology and Virgil in one move. When the play started the first three or four minutes were intense with history and complicated with many famous names and places, which made hard work for even the superb cast. However the writing style very quickly turned to an easy to follow, comedy and tragedy. Well explained by the cast as the story progressed.
I had heard that there had been huge competition by actors for the parts. With nine actors playing about 3 or 4 dozen characters the casting choice had to be good – and it was. The clever concept and direction by Peter Kingston, made the play flow easily. The sound and effects (Paul Charlier) and lighting (Mark Howett) both were outstanding. Leon Salom’s set was intelligent and worked well.
The Saturday afternoon audience – average age over 50 – thoroughly enjoyed the show. They laughed at the clever script, the fun choice of music and appreciated the actors’ superb and varied performances. The whole cast blended well and there were no weak links. Obviously some characters had more depth to their parts than others, but this show was excellent and well worth seeing.
When I heard of the poor review in the newspaper I was amazed and wonder which theatre the critic went to – it certainly wasn’t this show!
Walter PlingeSat, 28 Feb 2004, 06:55 pm
Greek tragedy isnÂ’t normally the general publicÂ’s choice of plays to see. Often the scripts are heavy, too long and totally incomprehensible.
In this Black Swan production at the Playhouse, Michael GowÂ’s tale has virtually summed up the whole of Greek mythology and Virgil in one move. When the play started the first three or four minutes were intense with history and complicated with many famous names and places, which made hard work for even the superb cast. However the writing style very quickly turned to an easy to follow, comedy and tragedy. Well explained by the cast as the story progressed.
I had heard that there had been huge competition by actors for the parts. With nine actors playing about 3 or 4 dozen characters the casting choice had to be good – and it was. The clever concept and direction by Peter Kingston, made the play flow easily. The sound and effects (Paul Charlier) and lighting (Mark Howett) both were outstanding. Leon Salom’s set was intelligent and worked well.
The Saturday afternoon audience – average age over 50 – thoroughly enjoyed the show. They laughed at the clever script, the fun choice of music and appreciated the actors’ superb and varied performances. The whole cast blended well and there were no weak links. Obviously some characters had more depth to their parts than others, but this show was excellent and well worth seeing.
When I heard of the poor review in the newspaper I was amazed and wonder which theatre the critic went to – it certainly wasn’t this show!
In this Black Swan production at the Playhouse, Michael GowÂ’s tale has virtually summed up the whole of Greek mythology and Virgil in one move. When the play started the first three or four minutes were intense with history and complicated with many famous names and places, which made hard work for even the superb cast. However the writing style very quickly turned to an easy to follow, comedy and tragedy. Well explained by the cast as the story progressed.
I had heard that there had been huge competition by actors for the parts. With nine actors playing about 3 or 4 dozen characters the casting choice had to be good – and it was. The clever concept and direction by Peter Kingston, made the play flow easily. The sound and effects (Paul Charlier) and lighting (Mark Howett) both were outstanding. Leon Salom’s set was intelligent and worked well.
The Saturday afternoon audience – average age over 50 – thoroughly enjoyed the show. They laughed at the clever script, the fun choice of music and appreciated the actors’ superb and varied performances. The whole cast blended well and there were no weak links. Obviously some characters had more depth to their parts than others, but this show was excellent and well worth seeing.
When I heard of the poor review in the newspaper I was amazed and wonder which theatre the critic went to – it certainly wasn’t this show!