#1
Posted: 6/13/12 at 10:26pm
Curious on people's thoughts. I just found out about this today, strangely.
Has Anyone Seen MEDIEVAL PLAY?
#2
Posted: 6/13/12 at 10:35pm
Iobviously haven't, but reports from two friendshave basically said that Spamalot covered similar material, but was actually funny. It's too bad, I love a lot of Keneth Landergan's work, This Is Our Youth is brilliant as is You Can Count On Me, but he did write the screenplay for Rocky and Bullwinkle as well, so...
#3
Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:18pm
When it comes to anything medieval, consult Mr. Roxy. He was in the prime of his youth during the entire Medieval Period.
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#4
Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:24pm
As always, thank you for your on point response.
#5
Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:27pm
Always a pleasure, Jordan.
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#6
I haven't heard a positive thing from anyone personally and I think most report on the board involved people leaving at intermission, but I'd suggest, if you haven't already, reading the NYTimes review. It offers a nice overview and also indicates and addresses some of its possible problems.
It's intriguing and sounds ambitious, but it also sounds like the bad outweighs the good.
Posted: 6/14/12 at 7:26am
I haven't heard a positive thing from anyone personally and I think most report on the board involved people leaving at intermission, but I'd suggest, if you haven't already, reading the NYTimes review. It offers a nice overview and also indicates and addresses some of its possible problems.
It's intriguing and sounds ambitious, but it also sounds like the bad outweighs the good.
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#7
Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:50am
"This Is Our Youth is brilliant"
"Brilliant?" Oh my God, here we go again.
As for Medieval Play, avoid at all costs. It's a monumental calamity. I'd say about 1/4 of the audience left at intermission at the performance I attended.
"Brilliant?" Oh my God, here we go again.
As for Medieval Play, avoid at all costs. It's a monumental calamity. I'd say about 1/4 of the audience left at intermission at the performance I attended.
#8
Hmm... then perhaps it's got some redeeming qualities, after all.
Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:58am
Hmm... then perhaps it's got some redeeming qualities, after all.
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#9
Posted: 6/14/12 at 12:53pm
I think Brantley gets it right but if you want to read a more glowing review, check out Teachout's review in the Journal. It's a show with downtown sensibilities in a midtown venue so a lot of the more strident negatives are coming from people who are just not that into it.
#10
Posted: 6/14/12 at 1:05pm
Well I hated SPAMALOT but love Tate Donovan. So I feel a bit like Natalie Imbruglia.
#11
Posted: 6/14/12 at 1:32pm
I haven't seen it, but a friends sisters cousin said her hairdressers niece knew the guy who takes tickets.
And they hated it.
And they hated it.
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#12
Posted: 6/24/12 at 8:05am
Belabored. A mess. Extremely well acted. Gorgeous set. In love with its own repetitive schtick which is occasionally hilarious but often not. Very funny observations and ironic gimmicks get beaten to death as if the audience were too dumb to get them the first or even the fiftieth time. Monty Python can provide more insight and wit in ten seconds of material than Lonnergan can in an all but unendurable 2 1/2 hours. Heather Burns is wonderful but Hamilton and Donovan, both brilliant, are strapped with a script that forces them into the same sophomoric joke for two long acts. Still when Lonnergan is funny, he is very funny.
Updated On: 6/24/12 at 08:05 AM
#13
Posted: 6/24/12 at 12:43pm
I could kiss you, After Eight. I've never gotten the love for THIS IS OUR YOUTH.
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#14
Posted: 6/24/12 at 5:31pm
I've never been to a Medieval play but did go to a Renaissance Festival once in upstate NY. The turkey legs were surprisingly good.
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