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Post by peggs on Jun 17, 2017 20:45:22 GMT
This was my first Kneehigh experience and what a madcap glorious experience that was, my programme references their joyful anarchy and that seems to sum it up nicely. In truth there isn't a whole lot of plot here but none of us minded that when there was so much dancing, singing, fighting and wearing of plastic macs (on another day how suitable, today somewhat concerning with the heat) balaclavas and large specs.
What a jolly (is that appropriate for a play where people are mainly sad?) first visit back this year much improved by bumping into 'I met you in the queue last year' fellow groundlings, a nice flyby (apparently it was for the Queen but we liked it anyway) and useful info if you ever had to move a swarm of bees, apparently it's all in the all important queen (different one this time).
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Post by joem on Jun 17, 2017 21:40:19 GMT
I was there today too. Enjoyable nonsense (the singing, jokes and so forth) which did get quite touching in the death scene but why did they have to take so many liberties with the story? The changes, pretty arbitrary ones, do not make the performance any better but will lead anyone who doesn't know the original versions of the story come away with misconceptions eg Tristram is never French and he is the nephew of King Mark. Marhaus is not the King of Ireland either and so on and so forth.
Fascinating how, whatever their ideas on stage direction and their political standpoints, the English love affair with men in drag continues undisturbed.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jun 19, 2017 15:51:21 GMT
I adore this show with all my heart. It has all the nonsense and heart that made me fall in love with Kneehigh all those years ago, but unfortunately it just isn't suited to The Globe. The focus of the production was off due to the lighting restrictions in act 1 - i also didn't find the cast quite as strong as previous tours - but maybe that's just my Carly Bawden obsession.
I took two colleagues who'd never seen a kneehigh show before and at the interview they said 'yeah... its really fun but nothing amazing' then at the end both turned to me and said 'my heart hurts'
They're now booking again to see it in Bristol!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 22:25:03 GMT
Well. I'm going to miss Emma Rice when she leaves.
This is just a joyous, romantic, silly, sad and wondrous delight. Some of it is just hilarious with fabulous performances from all but the Love Spotters steal the show. I'm never going to be able to hear 'Get Lucky' again without doing the little dance routine. There are also some moments of such breathtaking loveliness and I love La Rice's lights and music and pulleys and tricks and such. The Globe will be a much drabber space when she's gone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 8:43:25 GMT
The Globe will be a much drabber space when she's gone. But at least we won't see it drab because we won't go there when she's gone. Our memories will be unsullied. |
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Post by profquatermass on Jun 21, 2017 12:12:01 GMT
Is this the same production as was at the Cottesloe a few years back? With a chorus of unloved singletons?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 12:16:53 GMT
Yes - but everything evolves at Kneehigh.
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