Inishmore Experience

[EugLoven]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 3:01am

Only because I was (rather shockingly) asked by several BWW.com-ers to share my experience, that I do. Thanks for having an interest!

I attended "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" last week.
Here are my thoughts:
http://eugloven.livejournal.com/233324.html
(Feel free to comment on the journal link, even if you're not an LJ user)

I was one of the token theatre attendees who got queasy and had to sit in the lobby for 3 minutes. Don't judge! Haha

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 4:17am

I didn't have to leave but I definitely felt a little queasy during that scene and feared that if the play kept going in that vein (no pun intended) I would have to leave.

Fortunately, it didn't. (Although I seem to be in the minority in not thinking very much of the play.)

I didn't find the violence in the other McDonagh plays I've seen (Beauty Queen, Lonesome West, and The Pillowman) nearly as disturbing as the second scene of Inishmore. (I also saw The Cripple of Inishmaan, but that wasn't violent at all.)

It's always odd what will upset you. I did once have to leave a show in midperformance. It was Durang's Sex and Longing, and I bet I'm the only person who ever had that reaction to that play. (Although I bet that some people left it for other reasons.) I came back after a few minutes.

Anyway, if it makes you feel any better, I feel your pain.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 5:17am

I've never really been into plays, but this just sounds so interesting. How much are student rush tickets again? Any tour plans?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 6:08am

The Lyceum is on 45th Street.

[Esparzafan]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 9:52am

Eug,
Great review and breakdown of the action. The same thing happened to me. We were in the balcony and if I slouched, I missed a portion of the action at the bottom half of the stage, thanks to a light box in the way. I thought I'd have to leave during the same scene and if I had been on an aisle, I definitely would have. When I needed to, I just slid down in my seat and missed the gore toward the end. It is truly amazing how you can have such a biological reaction to what is happening on stage, then become almost desensitized to it and able to laugh about it.

I'm glad you stayed til the end. It's definitely worth the ride!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 10:12am

I abstain from seeing any splatter movies as I hate the gore but the gore here is so over the top it is comical

[curly120]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 12:41pm

I found myself covering my eyes at several points, but of course peeking through my fingers to see what was happening! There were so many times where I kept thinking to myself, "I can't believe I'm laughing. This is horrible!" But it was so gross that it was hilarious and you had to laugh! I loved this show and think it's one of the best I've seen!

Oh, I think studentrush was 26.25 and I got to the box office probably 2 hours before the show started and still got center mezzanine seats. But that was over a month ago, so it might have gotten busier...

[EugLoven]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 12:47pm

Thanks everyone for assuring I wasn't the only one in the boat! Haha

Millie, rush tickets are $26.25 and never sold-out (you can easily get them an hour or two pre-show)

Esparzafan, I tried slouching and looking down too, but that only worked for part of Scene 2... then it was the actual words that were getting to me, and I couldn't very well plug my ears. Each time he said "toenail" I imagined getting a pedicure, but that only worked for about 20 seconds!

Smaxie, thanks!

Nobodyhome, what was it about Sex and Longing that turned you off?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 12:50pm

Was Brian D'arcy James in last week? If not, when did he leave Inishmore to start DRS rehearsals? Thanks!

[mabel]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 1:16pm

WithoutaTrace, I think BDJ left Inishmore several weeks ago. I seem to recall reading someone else's review of the show last month sometime saying that he was alreadey gone (not sure if it was to go straight into DRS rehearsals or if he was going on a bit of a vacation between shows).

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 1:17pm

Luckily, we saw it with the cast intact.

[Esparzafan]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 2:18pm

EugLoven - I didn't think of the audio doing it, too! That's true. I'll never think of the word toenail the same way again!

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/18/06 at 2:24pm

Thanks, Mabel! Definitely looking forward to seeing him in DRS!