Sienna vs the organic ladies

[Willster279]

Posted: 9/20/09 at 11:21pm

Following a two weeks of seeing plays featuring some of the finest naturalistic actresses in this town: (Jennifer Mudge (Oorah!), Samantha Soule (Killers and Other Family), Jan Maxwell (The Royal Family) and OMG, Sarah Paulson (Still Life) it was fairly jarring watching Sienna Miller (After Miss Julie) pretty much give a master class in The British Technique of emotional indicating. The lady is fine in her non emotional scenes, but unfortunately, that's not the play, and unfortunately she doesn't "go there," emotionally. I recall Uta saying something to the effect that if you can't cry that night, don't. Take it as far as you can, but whatever you do, don't fake it. Nobody around me bought the technical version: the quavering voice, the stuttering, the hands to the face, but you just watch the boyz at The Times eat it up.