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Post by NeilVHughes on Dec 11, 2018 14:18:51 GMT
This is The Yard's biggest ever production. Arthur Miller’s urgent account of the power of fear, directed by Artistic Director Jay Miller.
[27 Mar - 01 May]
"The Crucible speaks of a world torn apart, a community that, driven by fear, becomes isolated individuals, scared, and desperate to protect themselves. This speaks powerfully to today." Jay Miller
An adventurous choice, not the kind of production I usually associate with The Yard.
For Arthur Miller fans 2019 is looking like a vintage year.
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Post by zahidf on Dec 11, 2018 14:38:20 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 11, 2018 15:14:28 GMT
My immediate question would have to be 'why?'
Of course, others would then reply 'why not?'
But just because you can does not mean you should.
I can't see what is gained with a female Proctor. Other than making it a talking point in the hope of selling more tickets.
Sometimes you don't need to change something to make it relevant. The Crucible is very much still a play for today.
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Post by zahidf on Dec 11, 2018 15:17:28 GMT
My immediate question would have to be 'why?' Of course, others would then reply 'why not?' But just because you can does not mean you should. I can't see what is gained with a female Proctor. Other than making it a talking point in the hope of selling more tickets. Sometimes you don't need to change something to make it relevant. The Crucible is very much still a play for today. The Yard is an experimental theatre which experiments with texts
As its pretty fringe, may as well give it a go and see what happens
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Post by lynette on Dec 11, 2018 15:37:24 GMT
So are the Proctors both female? In which case, an interesting relationship though one which would have been stoned out of the compound in Puritan New England. Or is she just acting male like a school play?
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Post by zahidf on Dec 11, 2018 15:58:52 GMT
So are the Proctors both female? In which case, an interesting relationship though one which would have been stoned out of the compound in Puritan New England. Or is she just acting male like a school play? Doesn't say yet. Guess we will know more once casting is announced
Saying that, if Elizabeth Proctor is a man and Abigail stays a woman, that could be interesting in terms of keeping the relationship quiet
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Post by lynette on Dec 11, 2018 16:08:26 GMT
It is interesting but not the same play of course. This is imo one of the best plays of the twentieth century and forever 'relevant' so I do hope they, even a fringe company, haven’t mucked it about too much. There is so much to learn from it as it stands.
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Post by Jan on Dec 11, 2018 17:15:35 GMT
So are the Proctors both female? In which case, an interesting relationship though one which would have been stoned out of the compound in Puritan New England. Or is she just acting male like a school play? Why are you assuming it will be set in Puritan New England rather than in, say, a migrant detention camp on the USA/Mexico border in 2020 ? I see Robert Icke is directing this play soon (in Switzerland I think) - would be interesting to see. |
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Post by lynette on Dec 12, 2018 21:22:55 GMT
You're right, silly moi!
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Post by dani on Dec 17, 2018 10:34:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 15:52:22 GMT
No Richard Armitage washing himself down right in front of me, no Ryan.
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Post by Snciole on Dec 21, 2018 14:16:58 GMT
I don't know if anyone saw Eyam at the Globe but Annette Badland played a male character and it brought nothing to the production. She isn't a masculine built actress, nor did it bring some feminity to the role. It was a real shame because in musicals like Ruthless or Matilda the gender reversal works.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Apr 6, 2019 22:24:43 GMT
Simple staging of a great play, difficult to reconcile the same playwright wrote The American Clock, definitely a case where state censorship and the imposed constraints makes the playwright use subtlety and subtext to reflect the current political landscape and make the audience join the dots.
The gender swap did not detract from the narrative as John Proctor remains a masculine character only played by an extremely capable actor who just happens to be a woman.
Well worth the trip out East.
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