The Bear & The Real Inspector Hound - A not so rambling review.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005, 11:30 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
The Bear & The Real Inspector Hound - A not so rambling review.
Sat, 12 Feb 2005, 11:30 pmAttic's production tonight of the Bear and the real Inspector Hound was very refreshing. I don't mean the pleasant surrounds of St George's outdoor setting or the lovely picnic, though they are all part of the experience.
I'm not very familiar with short plays and from the look of things I've been missing out. The comical passion of the two protaganists in The Bear was hilarious, and just right for the length of the play, it would be quite exhausting for both sides of the stage were it not to end where it does.
Stephen played to the audience well, acknowledging them without breaking the magic, difficult to do. Angelique has perfected the arch look of a put upon widow...and the scene where the Bear has to give her a shooting lesson is played magnificently by both. The maid is also a treat in her expression and delivery, especially when she's being monstered by the Bear.
The walk on part at the end is played with great restraint, it would be easy to ham it up just to get the attention, but he's obviously too much of a pro to do that.
The Bear as a play is entertaining, it doesn't try to do anything grand, and it is worth seeing Attic with their solid and polished performers and flawless light and sound perform it.
Ha, it is just the right play to balance to against Stoppard's Real Inspector Hound, which with its blurring of at least three different realities, and smearing into our own with Stephen's trademark brushwork, and characters from each...this is a difficult play, very demanding on all
the performers and backstage people.
This production is really something. Both plays were brilliantly performed and extremely funny. Attic continue to deliver.
Read this and more reviews in the forums at http://www.lympago.com
What do I do in the real world? http://www.cafepress.com/aliciasmith
Thou dankish dizzy-eyed barnacle!
I'm not very familiar with short plays and from the look of things I've been missing out. The comical passion of the two protaganists in The Bear was hilarious, and just right for the length of the play, it would be quite exhausting for both sides of the stage were it not to end where it does.
Stephen played to the audience well, acknowledging them without breaking the magic, difficult to do. Angelique has perfected the arch look of a put upon widow...and the scene where the Bear has to give her a shooting lesson is played magnificently by both. The maid is also a treat in her expression and delivery, especially when she's being monstered by the Bear.
The walk on part at the end is played with great restraint, it would be easy to ham it up just to get the attention, but he's obviously too much of a pro to do that.
The Bear as a play is entertaining, it doesn't try to do anything grand, and it is worth seeing Attic with their solid and polished performers and flawless light and sound perform it.
Ha, it is just the right play to balance to against Stoppard's Real Inspector Hound, which with its blurring of at least three different realities, and smearing into our own with Stephen's trademark brushwork, and characters from each...this is a difficult play, very demanding on all
the performers and backstage people.
This production is really something. Both plays were brilliantly performed and extremely funny. Attic continue to deliver.
Read this and more reviews in the forums at http://www.lympago.com
What do I do in the real world? http://www.cafepress.com/aliciasmith
Thou dankish dizzy-eyed barnacle!