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Posted: 4/4/07 at 6:23pm
I was lucky enough to catch the Matinee performance of Journey's End today...If you are at all able to get there before it closes (which will no doubt be soon) I urge you to do so. I got student rush tickets to problem at about 11:30. I was a little worried when I got seated because I was sitting next to a group of girls who spent literally 20 minutes swooning over Mr. Dancy...they ended up being mostly undistracting with the exception of one girl who kept opening and closing her cell phone.
If you are a student, I highly reccomend the rush seats. They are front row and pretty much eliminate any difficulty seeing the candle-lit actors. And wow, are they fine actors. Every member of the cast is equally stunning in my opinion. Each convincing and moving and approprately conveying the tension of the trenches. They gel wonderfully as an ensemble, coming together as what is probably the most talented cast I have seen all season in either a play or musical.
The play itself is pretty much a dream for a student fresh off of studying World War 1, and one who has become extremely interested in the subject. It is a perfect portrayel of war and it's horrors. Technically, all design elements were perfect. I especially liked the set which lent the play the claustrophobia it needs.
I was an absolute wreck by the end of the play, though I'd been pretty much crying throughout. I waited for a little to thank some of the actors at the Stage Door, and was told by Mr. Sands to "cheer up"...all in all it was an incredible afternoon at the theatre. I will definitely try to get another visit in.
If you are a student, I highly reccomend the rush seats. They are front row and pretty much eliminate any difficulty seeing the candle-lit actors. And wow, are they fine actors. Every member of the cast is equally stunning in my opinion. Each convincing and moving and approprately conveying the tension of the trenches. They gel wonderfully as an ensemble, coming together as what is probably the most talented cast I have seen all season in either a play or musical.
The play itself is pretty much a dream for a student fresh off of studying World War 1, and one who has become extremely interested in the subject. It is a perfect portrayel of war and it's horrors. Technically, all design elements were perfect. I especially liked the set which lent the play the claustrophobia it needs.
I was an absolute wreck by the end of the play, though I'd been pretty much crying throughout. I waited for a little to thank some of the actors at the Stage Door, and was told by Mr. Sands to "cheer up"...all in all it was an incredible afternoon at the theatre. I will definitely try to get another visit in.
"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too."
- Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck
Thanks for taking our picture, though.
