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Post by mallardo on Mar 15, 2016 6:55:45 GMT
Please translate into English...  ) I saw this last night and it's a singular experience. This is a bear pit masquerading as a couture show. The lacerating exchanges between Zawe Ashton and Uzo Aduba have a strikingly baroque quality. Tenderness and acute stabs of pain are undercut by an astonishing level of malevolence. The audience quickly becomes immersed in a pitch black battle of wills. Zawe Ashton gave an incendiary performance. She effortlessly switched from statuesque matriarch elegance to a gawky little sister with astonishing ease. Uzo Aduba's final monologue was equally volcanic. Solange's fractured psyche was revealed in all its glory. Please go and see this if you get the chance, theatre this vital, dangerous and strange doesn't come along too often.
Mr. B, I'm surprised at you. Johnnyutah's review is extremely well written and extremely clear. What's your problem?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 15, 2016 8:05:13 GMT
Twas joking my dear.. Loved the flowery language.. Please translate into English... )
Mr. B, I'm surprised at you. Johnnyutah's review is extremely well written and extremely clear. What's your problem?
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Post by mallardo on Mar 15, 2016 9:09:31 GMT
In that case, apologies!
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Post by Snciole on Mar 15, 2016 9:48:35 GMT
I found this really intense but I enjoyed the performances, I am not surprised the two leads are getting a couple of days off, it looks exhausting! The element of race really worked, I didn't realise until the Glenda Jackson clip above that it wasn't written for two black leads. The only thing that jarred, though it worked, was the modern setting. It felt like it should have been set in 1950/60s America and I was really disappointed Jamie Lloyd didn't change Clare's name to Beyoncé! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 10:33:46 GMT
Well I was mentally exhausted after this! It's very intense and highly stylised. It's like they were little dolls in a giant jewellery box. Some very funny bits as well.
Great performances though - I kept changing my mind throughout the play as to which one I preferred most. I think Zawe Ashton might have just shaded it though - she's fascinating to watch. Really liked Laura Carmichael too, even though she's only in one scene. She gets a terrific entrance and a great opportunity to show that she can play something so different to Lady Edith.
I'll bet they're sick of all that sweeping by the end of the run though.
Oh and if you're at all offended by the "c" word. Stay away. They say it a lot. I mean A LOT.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 10:57:41 GMT
Wow. This was powerful. The performances from all of the ladies were incredible, especially Zawe and Uzo. The set was very clever, and the whole thing I thought was thoroughly enjoyable.
I now look forward to Doctor Faustus even more!
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Post by talkstageytome on Apr 18, 2016 10:47:46 GMT
Hmm, late to the game but I saw this last week and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. On the one hand, it was a very powerful piece, and the acting was excellent, but on the other hand, the story felt muddled, repetitive and just a bit too long really. Plus the entrance of The Mistress and her scenes lifted the whole piece and introduced a new dynamic, and so it was a shame that she only had one scene. Hmm.
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Post by partytentdown on Apr 20, 2016 7:49:20 GMT
Don't suppose anyone would like 2 tickets for this, Weds 27th 7.30pm, £29.50 each or best offer, band C?
I bought them via Time Out so can email you the vouchers to exchange for the tickets at the box office.
Thanks!
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Post by partytentdown on Apr 23, 2016 19:52:38 GMT
Don't suppose anyone would like 2 tickets for this, Weds 27th 7.30pm, £29.50 each or best offer, band C? I bought them via Time Out so can email you the vouchers to exchange for the tickets at the box office. Thanks! Final plea, need to get rid of these so will accept offers! |
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