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Post by schuttep on Apr 27, 2021 8:37:54 GMT
I saw a production of BLITZ at the Union Theatre recently and was horrified of all the antisemitic dialogue bearing in mind the musical was written by Lionel Bart.I suppose it was a comment of the times in WW2 East End but I found it very uncomfortable to listen to. And I'm not easily shocked. Interesting point. I saw that production, too. I thought it was dated but I am glad I saw it. I've spent a year reading the 18th and 19th Century English novels of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, George Eliot (all of them!) as well as selected novels of Anthony Trollope & WM Thackery. ALL of them treat their Jewish characters in a stereotypical way that I found extremely uncomfortable. How far do we accept this unacceptable characterisation in works of Art? I cringed but carried on reading, understanding that this was acceptable when it was written. But it made me realise that, if we ignore all Art that has prejudices of any type we no longer hold as reasonable, we will lose much in terms of cultural quality. As a Jew himself, I guess Lionel Bart was either highlighting how bad such attitudes sound, or trying to be contemporaneous in his approach, or both. |
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Post by schuttep on Apr 27, 2021 8:41:08 GMT
And you have no idea how many books Dickens, Hardy and Eliot wrote!
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Post by anthony40 on Apr 29, 2021 10:19:21 GMT
What about Pacific Overtures?
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Post by cartoonman on Oct 5, 2022 9:04:12 GMT
I saw Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse pre covid and really liked it. It might be something the NT could consider or the author's latest show: Moby Dick, bits are on You Tube and it looks good. If I recall it has a big cast so it would fill the NTs Olivier stage.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 5, 2022 9:26:23 GMT
Can't we just have a revial of Hex every Christmas?
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Post by intoanewlife on Oct 6, 2022 2:10:27 GMT
I saw Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse pre covid and really liked it. It might be something the NT could consider or the author's latest show: Moby Dick, bits are on You Tube and it looks good. If I recall it has a big cast so it would fill the NTs Olivier stage. Dave is finishing off the Black Swan adaption for Broadway with Rachel again directing. He has had meetings at the National and is apparently doing something, but who knows what it is. I’d love to see MD as well or Octet, but I think that’d be better suited to the Dorfman than either of the large theatres. |
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Post by mattnyc on Oct 6, 2022 4:35:02 GMT
Can't we just have a revial of Hex every Christmas? It’s not Christmas until an ogre cooks a baby. |
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Post by jaggy on Oct 6, 2022 12:22:07 GMT
I saw Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse pre covid and really liked it. It might be something the NT could consider or the author's latest show: Moby Dick, bits are on You Tube and it looks good. If I recall it has a big cast so it would fill the NTs Olivier stage. Dave is finishing off the Black Swan adaption for Broadway with Rachel again directing. He has had meetings at the National and is apparently doing something, but who knows what it is. I’d love to see MD as well or Octet, but I think that’d be better suited to the Dorfman than either of the large theatres. I've heard Dave is doing The Witches musical for the National. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Oct 6, 2022 13:56:11 GMT
Dave is finishing off the Black Swan adaption for Broadway with Rachel again directing. He has had meetings at the National and is apparently doing something, but who knows what it is. I’d love to see MD as well or Octet, but I think that’d be better suited to the Dorfman than either of the large theatres. I've heard Dave is doing The Witches musical for the National. That be amazing too x |
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Post by andypandy on Oct 6, 2022 14:01:13 GMT
My wishlist
- Kiss of the Spiderwoman
- Blood Brothers!
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 6, 2022 14:21:13 GMT
Welcome to the Board andypandy
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