#26
Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:47pm
Wow, I don't know what show you saw, but when I went to the first preview on Saturday night, I found it to be utterly thrilling. (I was also a fan of Mary Stuart, which this design really reminded me of.)
I thought Jude was incredible! His monologues were wonderful, as well as all his other scene work. His scene with Gertude after Polonius was killed was awesome. I thought the entire cast nailed their roles. Not a bad performance in the bunch.
The bare staging really allows you to focus on the text, and the actors definitely let it shine. This might seem like a stupid observation, but when I was walking out of this production it really made me say, "wow, this is SUCH a good play," even though I had read it before and enjoyed it then.
After seeing A Steady Rain the evening before and being bored for 90 minutes that felt like 5 hours, this 3 hour 25 minute production flew by. When the curtain went down for intermission I turned to my friends and we all said we couldn't believe how quickly the "first act" felt.
I guess to each his own, but I couldn't recommend this with more vigor and passion.
I thought Jude was incredible! His monologues were wonderful, as well as all his other scene work. His scene with Gertude after Polonius was killed was awesome. I thought the entire cast nailed their roles. Not a bad performance in the bunch.
The bare staging really allows you to focus on the text, and the actors definitely let it shine. This might seem like a stupid observation, but when I was walking out of this production it really made me say, "wow, this is SUCH a good play," even though I had read it before and enjoyed it then.
After seeing A Steady Rain the evening before and being bored for 90 minutes that felt like 5 hours, this 3 hour 25 minute production flew by. When the curtain went down for intermission I turned to my friends and we all said we couldn't believe how quickly the "first act" felt.
I guess to each his own, but I couldn't recommend this with more vigor and passion.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
Updated On: 9/13/09 at 10:47 PM
