Three Kings stream from the Old Vic

The times for the matinee are London time. Be forewarned. That's why we moved out ticket for the Saturday evening performance. (Still waiting on the email - but the Old Vic said it should come 12 hours before curtain)

Enjoyed it but due more to Scott than to the play itself. What I realized about half way through was that Scott was playing to the camera. His movements - his intonations - his volume - were all tailored to the camera. This would be an entirely different piece if it were to an auditorium of 300-1000 people. And not just because you couldn't show the coin trick (well, I guess you could do a video projection). The camera emphasizes little gestures - eye rolls - twists of the face - that a live stage performance can't communicate. So, having an actor who had done television/film fits the live streaming version.

As with all one person shows, I do find myself asking "who is the actor telling the story to?" and "why"?. I realize later that the whole play (except for the epilogue) is told to the brother in the bar. And I understand why that is not made clear at the opening of the show.

It's a tough story - little is actually explained, because the narrator doesn't have explanations - and, in many ways, doesn't want or need explanations. The narrator is mostly at peace with not knowing - as the epilogue seems to verify.

In any event, an hour well spent.

Jordan Catalano said: "To be fair though, this play was written specifically for this medium to be performed in front of the camera."

True. It just my realization of how much it was playing to the camera.

I do think the play could be expanded so that it is not just a narrator telling a story - but we see the actual scenes.