The Importance of Being Earnest
Mon, 12 July 2004, 09:13 pmWalter Plinge13 posts in thread
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mon, 12 July 2004, 09:13 pmThe 'Importants' of Being Earnest are that it wasn't all that important!!
Seriously though, we didn't go with the intention of pulling it to bits, suffice to say, elasticated mens boots weren't invented in those
days, nor were stiletto heels and black stockings and I'm not entirely sure that plastic ivy all over your garden was either, and one certainly didn't pretend to water ones plastic roses with pretend water from a tiny child's watering can. My partner tells me that at some point Cecily says she's going to water the roses, however, they look suspiciously
like azaleas.
Ernest looked uncannily like David Coulthard and as for Gwendoline, she appeared to be a little unsure of what accent she was supposed to be using as it seemed to vary from plum-in-the-mouth English to strange French!!
By the way, on the photo display out in the foyer, a certain K Wallace is listed as 'Gendoline' and the programme lists a character as 'Earnest Worthing J.P.' Surely that should be Ernest although perhaps they were being a little too Earnest.
Apart from all that, it wasn't too bad really and well worth the effort.
Seriously though, we didn't go with the intention of pulling it to bits, suffice to say, elasticated mens boots weren't invented in those
days, nor were stiletto heels and black stockings and I'm not entirely sure that plastic ivy all over your garden was either, and one certainly didn't pretend to water ones plastic roses with pretend water from a tiny child's watering can. My partner tells me that at some point Cecily says she's going to water the roses, however, they look suspiciously
like azaleas.
Ernest looked uncannily like David Coulthard and as for Gwendoline, she appeared to be a little unsure of what accent she was supposed to be using as it seemed to vary from plum-in-the-mouth English to strange French!!
By the way, on the photo display out in the foyer, a certain K Wallace is listed as 'Gendoline' and the programme lists a character as 'Earnest Worthing J.P.' Surely that should be Ernest although perhaps they were being a little too Earnest.
Apart from all that, it wasn't too bad really and well worth the effort.
Re: The Importance of Being Earnest
Mon, 19 July 2004, 09:57 amLadies and Gentlemen:,
Just for a second, shall we take time out, step back away from this infestation of illusional and disillusioned jargon and remember what we are and why we are involved with the parody.
Do we really want those who look from outside in, to stop, look and be amused by this internal struggle between two farcical facets and think – “Typical”? What is more important: to have touched many or to be touched?
There’s enough sickness within this illusion we live, without adding to it. Our challenge is to touch those who have invited us into their minds and hearts and take them to that place where reality is what you tell them it is – you are their breath, their heart beat, their every thought – you touch and feel and in return receive all that is good and natural in an emotional expression of self awareness and then the connection – you are in return touched.
Reality returns hard and fast, like a bull in a china shop, once the curtain closes. But the seed has been planted and growth from within will envelop and evolve in time. Without full comprehension, you have probably been closer to that stranger than most of their friends will do in a lifetime.
You are all the possessors of this trust, this magic and this ability to see and feel deeper than most. The material appearance and participation is just the package – beyond, within is so much more. You are the gifted, the chosen few, the ones that really count – you make a difference, you entertain, but also touch, feel, move, engage, express, excite, depress, encourage and connect. Appreciate this day on day as you walk through the streets and gaze upon these empty headed zombies who are in search of the end.
Is the question to be “Ideal” or “Important” – NO! The question is “To be or not to be”
You decide ………… remove yourselves from this petty bitchiness and appreciate how lucky you are and how talented we all are for being a part of this final, magical, touching, experience. Don’t make the theatre anything less than wonderful. The stage is your microphone to your heart – trust it.
Just for a second, shall we take time out, step back away from this infestation of illusional and disillusioned jargon and remember what we are and why we are involved with the parody.
Do we really want those who look from outside in, to stop, look and be amused by this internal struggle between two farcical facets and think – “Typical”? What is more important: to have touched many or to be touched?
There’s enough sickness within this illusion we live, without adding to it. Our challenge is to touch those who have invited us into their minds and hearts and take them to that place where reality is what you tell them it is – you are their breath, their heart beat, their every thought – you touch and feel and in return receive all that is good and natural in an emotional expression of self awareness and then the connection – you are in return touched.
Reality returns hard and fast, like a bull in a china shop, once the curtain closes. But the seed has been planted and growth from within will envelop and evolve in time. Without full comprehension, you have probably been closer to that stranger than most of their friends will do in a lifetime.
You are all the possessors of this trust, this magic and this ability to see and feel deeper than most. The material appearance and participation is just the package – beyond, within is so much more. You are the gifted, the chosen few, the ones that really count – you make a difference, you entertain, but also touch, feel, move, engage, express, excite, depress, encourage and connect. Appreciate this day on day as you walk through the streets and gaze upon these empty headed zombies who are in search of the end.
Is the question to be “Ideal” or “Important” – NO! The question is “To be or not to be”
You decide ………… remove yourselves from this petty bitchiness and appreciate how lucky you are and how talented we all are for being a part of this final, magical, touching, experience. Don’t make the theatre anything less than wonderful. The stage is your microphone to your heart – trust it.
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