Nudity - the actor's POV

My parents and I saw "Camino Real" on Wednesday night. I think BarbZ's description is pretty spot on - it's very weird, although there is a wealth of stuff to discuss if you're so disposed - I think you will find it very worthwhile, David. Most of the acting is spot on and it's a very visually engaging production with a cast of thousands, a wonderful set, some music and dance and imaginative staging. This is not a review, by the way, just an overview of the experience. As for your Mum, if she is well experienced in theatre-going and likes something out of the ordinary, then this is the play for her! It's long, 2 and 1/2 hours plus 2 intervals, but I didn't find that it dragged. My parents, I think, neither liked nor disliked it - more of a fascination with something so unusual (they do attend a lot of theatre and have been "educated" a bit by Playlovers' offerings over the years!). Several audience members did leave, particularly after the 2nd interval. One word of warning: the night we went, there were some extremely loud sound effects - made so, I suspect, for extra effect in the surreal quality of the whole thing. So maybe you should forewarn your mother to take some cotton wool, just in case! Oh, and if you look really quickly near the beginning of Act 3 (I think), at the top storey you may just catch a glimpse of some guy without a stitch on. In the scheme and the spectacle of the production, I don't believe this was gratuitous nudity (I did have a second look, just to make sure). Will look forward to your review and Mum's reaction.

Jenni C