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Post by Jan on Sept 4, 2017 7:41:00 GMT
1922 play by John Galsworthy. Well acted but a weak play. It has hints of Ibsen and Shaw but the tone is very odd - treating quite a serious crime/issue as part of what is essentially a drawing room comedy says more about attitudes in the 20s than anything universal. Still, at just over 2hrs it is diverting enough.
I see Billington gave it 4*. He is obviously so annoyed at the lack of interesting classic revivals at NT that he's adding a star to any other production of one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 16:22:52 GMT
For once, he has neglected to compare it with the original production.
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Post by Jan on Sept 4, 2017 17:35:05 GMT
For once, he has neglected to compare it with the original production. Quite. Though of course many in the audience at this venue could oblige. It seems it was last revived in around 1932 so it had a life after its first production. Not sure about Galsworthy's work in general - high class soap opera ? Downton Abbey of its day ? The somewhat artificial nature of this piece is indicated by the fact it includes a cockney window cleaner who is familiar with the works of Nietzsche.
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Post by joem on Sept 8, 2017 19:19:45 GMT
Missing this, sadly. Hopefully I'll be around next century when it's revived again.
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