Post by joem on Feb 3, 2018 8:24:19 GMT
One-woman piece by Lanie Robertson about Peggy Guggenheim, one of the greatest art benefactors of the 20th century who led a life of hedonism and scandal (hence her inclusion in the Jermyn's "Scandal" season) but also suffered loss and heartbreak amidst all the drinking and manising.
Despite the difficulties inherent in every one-person show this one has plenty of fluency and movement - the lack of which can be the killers - and it is through themes (fashion, drinking, relationships) that the chronology of Guggenheim's life unfolds. But art, and artists, permeate everything and one of the play's triumphs is to succeed in evoking through language great art when there is none on show.
Judy Rosenblatt is quite superb as the engaging and quirky Peggy, she does humour and bathos with equal elan and leaves you feeling you've met someone new by the end of the evening. This deserves a transfer.
I was very lucky to get a return last night and tonight's final performance is sold out but I understand there are a few tickets left for the matinee. Go and see it and if you can't make it go to the wonderful Peggy Guggenheim museum in Venice. It is one of he finest modern art museums in the world and almost certainly the one with the finest location.
Despite the difficulties inherent in every one-person show this one has plenty of fluency and movement - the lack of which can be the killers - and it is through themes (fashion, drinking, relationships) that the chronology of Guggenheim's life unfolds. But art, and artists, permeate everything and one of the play's triumphs is to succeed in evoking through language great art when there is none on show.
Judy Rosenblatt is quite superb as the engaging and quirky Peggy, she does humour and bathos with equal elan and leaves you feeling you've met someone new by the end of the evening. This deserves a transfer.
I was very lucky to get a return last night and tonight's final performance is sold out but I understand there are a few tickets left for the matinee. Go and see it and if you can't make it go to the wonderful Peggy Guggenheim museum in Venice. It is one of he finest modern art museums in the world and almost certainly the one with the finest location.