Posted: 3/28/18 at 10:35am
Has anyone seen this production in London that is coming to BAM in May? I have read the positive reviews and am about to buy tickets-- there anyone who has seen it and thinks that I shouldn't?
Posted: 3/28/18 at 10:54am
Yes- I was in London the beginning of March- and saw it. I can't say I loved it. I had never seen the play before- but people who had seen it before remarked at intermission that Manville was not as emotional and volcanic as other performers in the role had been- they did not see that as a strength. A few people made remarks like this. Irons was great. My problem with the play was that it was just not all that relatable to me. I am from a Jewish family- and all that drinking and dreaming just did not speak to me, I am seeing Iceman Cometh next Monday-I hope I love it. Maybe O"Neill is not for me, though.
Posted: 3/28/18 at 11:15am
Going in May and hoping that Irons and Manville bring out the overwhelming sadness in this great play. Still regret not seeing the Dennehy / Redgrave production years ago. Text definitely speaks to me as I grew up with a grandmother who had lifelong addiction issues after being prescribed morphine after a difficult birth in her teens back in the 1920s. The first time I read the play, Mary Tyrone really hit home for me. Manville got very good reviews in England, Irons less so, which surprised me, as James Tyrone is such a powerhouse part.
