^disagree. Venus in Fur is, to my mind, possibly the best play of the season.
But that doesn't change the fact that what Arianda accomplishes is nothing short of a miracle, balancing broad comic realism with self-effacing moxie, 19th century psychodrama with classical showmanship, and a grand entertainment of contemporary sexual politics with uncommon intelligence, instantaneously toggling between two seemingly disparate women all the while propelled by a mysterious force of nature, convincingly repulsing, captivating, mesmerizing, degrading, confounding, spellbinding, and seducing Dancy while completely beguiling an adoring audience and, not least of all, proving that she is the most comically gifted actress to emerge in a generation in one uninterrupted solid two hours of theater that is, thanks to her as well as to a brilliant script, as thought-provoking as it is riotously funny.
Disagree with me or call me a fawning sycophant. I am not exaggerating.
Updated On: 4/3/12 at 12:11 PM
