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Opinions on Leopoldstadt?
Feb 13
2020, 12:00:38 PM
A Director said: "TVG2 - Were you one of the Jews in your party of four or the goy?
And this matters exactly why? Goys can have education too.
Just because YOU know about Jews in Vienna, doesn't mean those younger than you do! Those who aren't as knowledgeable as you and your party of four might learn something about the past.
Of course, no dispute. However see comments by others as to whether anyone will learn much from this.
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Opinions on Leopoldstadt?
Feb 13
2020, 03:19:42 AM
imeldasturn said: "Brantley's review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/theater/leopoldstadt-review-tom-stoppard.html"
Yes...an apparently positive review which, oh so carefully, does not quite say if the play is actually OK. This is as expected, given the subject matter, as well as the great age and distinction of the playwright. Just saying.
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Opinions on Leopoldstadt?
Feb 8
2020, 10:41:10 PM
Just joined this site to give another view. We saw the first preview and although the play may well have tightened up since (it could easily lose ten or so minutes) the overall nature won’t have changed.
What you get from it will depend to a large extent on what you already know. Unlike any other of Stoppard’s plays (I have seen them all, right back to the 1960s) there is little that is new or surprising here. It tells a simple story of the impact of the Holo
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