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Posted: 11/25/08 at 5:47pm
Hello All,
I'm new here, so I hope its appropriate for me to make a new thread here.
I know a lot of people have reviewed Equus in the past but I just saw Equus on Broadway and my previous reference was the 1977 film adaptation. So I thought I would give my thoughts in the form of a comparison.
What they did better than the movie:
- Griffiths' Dysart is better than Burton's. Yes, I said it. He just is a better actor.
- I went into the play expecting to see Harry Potter playing Strang and what I found pleasantly surprising was that by about 15 minutes in, I found I stoped thinking of him as Harry and started to think of him as Alan. In terms of the film, I actually think overall Radcliffe is more real as Strang than Firth was in the film.
- Anna Camp was a pleasant surprise too, I went in thinking there was no way she could bring in the same gravitas as Aggutter did in the film but I think she held up well. I also like her voice, she has a very likable quality to her speaking voice.
- Finnally, the very best thing they did better was the horses as actors. I think if they ever do another filmed interpretation of the play they should do it in the style of the movie "Oklahoma" and film the theater play rather than making a movie with real horses
A few points of criticism:
1. In certain parts me, and the people in my section couldn't hear Griffiths. He simply was talking too low at times.
2. I see what they were going for with the stage design, but at time I found myself wishing that it could have been staged on a more traditional "audience up front" type theater.
3. Forgive the crudeness on this point, but why was Miss. Camp shown to be completely shaved? She is supposed to be older than Strang and the script even references his surprise as ther body. If it was her personal preference, I think they should have dug up a merkin for her, to keep consistent with the script.
4. Please, please, someone, ban teenage girls from the sidewalks after the play. Everyone had to fight there way through a hoard of screaming, crying teen girls who were waiting for Radcliffes interview. lol
Let me know what you you guys think.
I'm new here, so I hope its appropriate for me to make a new thread here.
I know a lot of people have reviewed Equus in the past but I just saw Equus on Broadway and my previous reference was the 1977 film adaptation. So I thought I would give my thoughts in the form of a comparison.
What they did better than the movie:
- Griffiths' Dysart is better than Burton's. Yes, I said it. He just is a better actor.
- I went into the play expecting to see Harry Potter playing Strang and what I found pleasantly surprising was that by about 15 minutes in, I found I stoped thinking of him as Harry and started to think of him as Alan. In terms of the film, I actually think overall Radcliffe is more real as Strang than Firth was in the film.
- Anna Camp was a pleasant surprise too, I went in thinking there was no way she could bring in the same gravitas as Aggutter did in the film but I think she held up well. I also like her voice, she has a very likable quality to her speaking voice.
- Finnally, the very best thing they did better was the horses as actors. I think if they ever do another filmed interpretation of the play they should do it in the style of the movie "Oklahoma" and film the theater play rather than making a movie with real horses
A few points of criticism:
1. In certain parts me, and the people in my section couldn't hear Griffiths. He simply was talking too low at times.
2. I see what they were going for with the stage design, but at time I found myself wishing that it could have been staged on a more traditional "audience up front" type theater.
3. Forgive the crudeness on this point, but why was Miss. Camp shown to be completely shaved? She is supposed to be older than Strang and the script even references his surprise as ther body. If it was her personal preference, I think they should have dug up a merkin for her, to keep consistent with the script.
4. Please, please, someone, ban teenage girls from the sidewalks after the play. Everyone had to fight there way through a hoard of screaming, crying teen girls who were waiting for Radcliffes interview. lol
Let me know what you you guys think.
