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re: Comment, question and link to Times review

Posted by:	ukpaul 07:21 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to:	re: Comment, question and link to Times review - StaunchKarakter 06:48 pm EST 11/20/14

Well I'd say that the introduction of song is to amplify emotion - not just the positive emotion that the term 'joy' suggests. I tend to direct rather than perform and, when doing so, I refer to the difference in energy that comes with with song, a heightened sense of communication, so I'd refer to 'energy' not 'joy'. I do think that Doyle does that well and, unlike a number of other directors of musical theatre, grounds it in an emotional reality that bypasses the ersatz indicated emotion that comes too easily (and which many think of as typical of musical theatre). What is even more interesting about him, I feel, is that he does this, but then allows it to rub against a more theatrical mode pf presentation, whereby the performance realism is thrown into relief by a different scenic and staging style. I think some get stuck on the latter and it means they don't see the former but, for me, that balance makes it a much richer and rewarding experience. I hope we see this in the UK at somewhere like the Menier (where Doyle has done some work) but I'm not holding my breath on that.

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