| re: A View from the Bridge -- the Tour (in Chicago) -- Lots of Spoilers and Several Spoiler Requests | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 10:26 am EDT 10/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: A View from the Bridge -- the Tour (in Chicago) -- Lots of Spoilers and Several Spoiler Requests - BroadwayTonyJ 09:16 am EDT 10/22/17 | |
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| von Hove, like a lot of European directors, tends to just ignore period. As one said to me, when you do a classic the audience already knows when it was written, so you do not have to say it again onstage. This approach often seems odd to American and British audiences, since we are used to seeing realistic productions set in realistic settings that reference time and place. But with van Hove especially it can make you see the play afresh. I do not think I ever saw a clearer production of Streetcar than his. Seeing the play without all the "atmosphere" made the dynamic of the Blanche-Stella-Stanley register with laser sharpness. I had never seen View before I saw Van Hove's on Broadway (and NT Live). Every moment burned and I cannot imagine a clearer version of the play. |
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