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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 10:37:25 GMT
Radical reworking written and directed by yäel farber
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Post by cirque on Oct 11, 2016 11:05:11 GMT
Well....both RSC and NT taking this on. Certainly put my money on Yael Farber's reworking.
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Post by juliem on Oct 11, 2016 15:43:29 GMT
My money's on a plain wooden stage, lots of hazy, woody smoke, dim lighting, low humming noise increasing as Salome walks on stage barefoot and circles round for at least 5 minutes......
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 15:59:30 GMT
As long as we get the Dance of the Seven Veils I'm okay with it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 16:07:16 GMT
As long as we get the Dance of the Seven Veils I'm okay with it. Never having seen it but wouldn't it be a pretty short play without it? |
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 16:21:54 GMT
As long as we get the Dance of the Seven Veils I'm okay with it. Never having seen it but wouldn't it be a pretty short play without it?
The dance doesn't occupy much time - the play is mostly arch overwrought talk.
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Post by Jan on Oct 11, 2016 16:30:13 GMT
A dull play. Saw it destroyed by Stephen Berkoff once - dance of seven veils mimed.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 16:35:22 GMT
I was assuming that this is the Oscar Wilde play but having just read a review of the same production from Washington - a rave by the way - I'm now not sure who the author is.
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Post by DuchessConstance on Oct 11, 2016 16:45:35 GMT
It will have nudity.
No word on dogs!
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Post by Marwood on Oct 11, 2016 16:53:48 GMT
Saw the filmed version of the Pacino/Chastain production from a few years back and wasn't impressed, will probably give this a miss.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 16:55:31 GMT
Saw the filmed version of the Pacino/Chastain production from a few years back and wasn't impressed, will probably give this a miss. But google the review from Washington - this seems like a completely different piece. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 17:08:34 GMT
I only know this from the song in Sunset. She kisses a decapitated head! Hot
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 11, 2016 17:27:19 GMT
Its common knowledge that Al Pacino is obsessed by Salome, he had evenade a film. Too much to hope he turns up at Sua or the southbank?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 17:40:05 GMT
"Yaël Farber reworks Oscar Wilde's play with ancient Arabic and Hebraic texts." Sounds good to me, the Wilde original is very wordy so getting the scissors onto it can only be a good thing. Here's Farber's webpage about it. www.yfarber.com/salome/ |
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Post by Marwood on Oct 11, 2016 17:42:42 GMT
He was so obsessed he made a film about making the film(Wild Salomé), he attended a screening of both at the BFI with a Q&A with Stephen Fry afterwards a couple of years back, I don't think he'll be doing any more shows here any time soon, China Doll got some terrible reviews on Broadway.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 17:50:53 GMT
The dance doesn't occupy much time - the play is mostly arch overwrought talk. And that is the voice of an expert who has conducted extensive research, ladies and gentlemen.
It's always nice to be appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 7:33:12 GMT
The dance doesn't occupy much time - the play is mostly arch overwrought talk. And that is the voice of an expert who has conducted extensive research, ladies and gentlemen. You know what, I feel there's a particular line of theatre 'research' you two should write a book on....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 8:24:20 GMT
"Yaël Farber reworks Oscar Wilde's play with ancient Arabic and Hebraic texts." Sounds good to me, the Wilde original is very wordy so getting the scissors onto it can only be a good thing. Here's Farber's webpage about it. www.yfarber.com/salome/Off the back of The Crucible and Les Blancs, I'm not sure Farber is a director I'd trust to use scissors much... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 8:37:21 GMT
"Yaël Farber reworks Oscar Wilde's play with ancient Arabic and Hebraic texts." Sounds good to me, the Wilde original is very wordy so getting the scissors onto it can only be a good thing. Here's Farber's webpage about it. www.yfarber.com/salome/Off the back of The Crucible and Les Blancs, I'm not sure Farber is a director I'd trust to use scissors much... Running time is 90 minutes, so at least not inflated in running time (the Wilde version is usually 90-100 minutes). |
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Post by Jan on Oct 12, 2016 17:47:04 GMT
I wonder how much there is in it for the actors in going into an existing production like this or the Ivo van Hove Hedda Gabler where the entire staging and interpretation is already fixed.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 13, 2016 6:42:26 GMT
You know what, I feel there's a particular line of theatre 'research' you two should write a book on.... Thanks for the idea, emicardiff. I'm up for that, mallardo, how about you?
Indeed. I'm just not sure why Emi had to put 'research" in quotes.
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Post by foxa on Oct 13, 2016 7:36:48 GMT
Oh dear, I am picturing you both front row binoculars at the ready.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 13, 2016 8:06:41 GMT
Oh dear, I am picturing you both front row binoculars at the ready.
I'm afraid to say, foxa, that you're just not taking our 'work' seriously.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2016 8:08:24 GMT
Thanks for the idea, emicardiff. I'm up for that, mallardo, how about you?
Indeed. I'm just not sure why Emi had to put 'research" in quotes.
It's true, it was terrible of me. (in fairness I've heard of weirder research projects) If nothing else it will be a carefully considered and well researched project... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2016 9:57:13 GMT
... and I think mallardo and I agree that the research part is going to take us years... I mean it's only right that you take a really careful, considered approach to this right? |
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