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Post by Jan on Apr 23, 2017 8:15:29 GMT
No thread on this yet ? It is a Marivaux play from 1730 - you will wait a long long time to see another Marivaux play staged in London, in fact this might be your only chance. I am seeing it next week.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Apr 23, 2017 11:53:57 GMT
It's glorious, and less lightweight than it might first appear imo.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 23, 2017 12:12:22 GMT
I enjoyed it but was really surprised when the short running time was announced (90 mins straight through), as most plays of this age and type would be far longer. Also v annoying that I'd booked this for the matinee slot and for the evening one which did indeed turn out to be 2 hours 30, but I couldn't swap them round. Not perfect but one of the best things I've seen at this venue for ages, as imo the programming has become far more hit-and-miss under the new AD.
Odd parallel with I Capture The Castle: here again, the men seemed to have little to do while the women ran rings round them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 13:34:32 GMT
Marivaux had a mini revival here a while ago (late nineties?). I remember seeing The Dispute at Hammersmith, a French company's Game of Love and Chance (this play's original title) at the Barbican, Triumph of Love at the Almeida and, a few years later, The False Servant at the NT. There's a film version of The Triumph of Love from around then too which I liked, but which had sniffy reviews.
I think he's a great playwright, very philosophical and humane, like a theatrical Montaigne.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 13:50:42 GMT
The Dispute at Hammersmith, RSC co-production. With Martin Freeman! From memory - please say if I'm wrong... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 14:05:43 GMT
The Dispute at Hammersmith, RSC co-production. With Martin Freeman! From memory - please say if I'm wrong... I hadn't realised that but, yes, Martin Freeman. The standout for me, though, was Hayley Carmichael whose performance was just perfect. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 14:10:38 GMT
Late 80s, Ceri Sherlock opened his tenure at ATC with The Triumph of Love.
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Post by bordeaux on Apr 23, 2017 21:39:07 GMT
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Post by Jan on Apr 24, 2017 20:19:17 GMT
I'm with Billington, this is quite charming and very entertaining. I was surprised the version by John Fowles had such a light touch, different to other leaden efforts by him I have seen. |
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Post by horton on May 7, 2017 0:22:13 GMT
Adapted with economy and wit, I found this charming play, performed in the round at the intimate Orange Tree, a delightful evening. I believe Marivaux wrote many of his plays for his mistress muse, hence great leading roles for women.
With barely any set or props, the six actors offer 90 minutes of fun and a few insights into love, marriage and class.
I'm really glad I caught this production!
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Post by mallardo on May 13, 2017 16:23:45 GMT
Yes, I loved it too and especially loved Dorothea Myer-Bennett's Silvia - a pitch perfect performance of a girl struggling hopelessly to fend off falling in love with a (perceived) social inferior in a rigidly class conscious world. I saw Ms Myer-Bennett at the Orange Tree last season when she was equally wonderful in Shaw's The Philanderer. She is a major talent - a young actress to watch out for.
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Post by dlevi on May 14, 2017 8:15:56 GMT
I caught this last week and thought it was a genuine treat. I didn't know the play at all and found it surprising and funny. Wonderfully acted and designed.
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Post by horton on May 14, 2017 8:33:07 GMT
Agreed! Dorothea Myer-Bennett excelled!
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Post by Jan on May 14, 2017 9:26:44 GMT
Agreed! Dorothea Myer-Bennett excelled! I thought they all did, as soon as Pip Donaghy came on as the old father you knew you were in good hands. The part of the brother was a really thankless one though, hard to make anything out of it. |
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