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His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:05pm

did anyone see the play? was it good?

"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:26pm

It starts performances again November 20th through April 2005.
His Dark Materials

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:30pm

cooool! thwnks!

"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

I saw the show when I was in London last Jan. and I did not like it at all. The group I was with enjoyed it a lot. However, I found the technical aspects and lighting (at points) far more interesting then the story. I could never really get lost in the magical world they were trying to create b/c the acting was (to be honest) not good or believable at all. The show (both parts) is also 6 hours and 30min. Needless to say it is long, and drags and loses its focus in many places.
As an audience member you should never be sitting in your seat waiting for the next set change to happen b/c that's the best part of the show! Just my opinion.

Jai

p.s. Caroline-Q-or-Tboo I love you name and quote!

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:08pm

i was in london last winter break w/my school for an ARts Abroad thing and i saw it and it was by far the most technically amazing show i have ever seen! i loved every second of it. and i was in suspense for both nights, i even started readign the books the day i came home!

Good luck!

Aimee

"will you be my friend, when everything ends?"-drift (jeremy schonfeld)

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:10pm

I still love you though Jai! :)

**Aimee**

"will you be my friend, when everything ends?"-drift (jeremy schonfeld)

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:16pm

the three books are EXTRAORDINARY.

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/10/04 at 3:49am

I love the books! they are among my favourite fantasy books to read...i love Tom Stoppard! i adore R & G are dead, the Real Inspector Hound and After Magritte...so i think these shows should be phenomenal!!!

re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/10/04 at 5:00pm

The books are sooo totally wonderful...but reading the script, it's not a very good adaptation...it combines events very well, but the stuff that seemed like poetry in the books sorta comes of as trite and silly...the dialouge just isn't very good...i don't know how it looks on stage though...but the script left me feeling down...i'm curious as to what the stoppard connection is here ...

KC

Jesus saves. I spend.

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re: His Dark Materials

Posted: 11/10/04 at 5:18pm

Hate to disappoint but Tom Stoppard didn't adapt it. Nicholas Wright did.

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