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| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 06:56 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "Travesties" Last Night - Mytwocents 03:34 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
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| Stoppard, the snob. He preaches to a very narrow congregation. If so, then I'm proud to be a part of it. I think Arcadia is one of the greatest and most beautiful plays of the 20th century. Travesties is difficult to come to as a young theatregoer, but becomes deeper and richer as you get older and more informed. Looking forward to seeing this, my third or fourth (maybe fifth?) production of it. |
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| re: "Travesties" Last Night | |
| Posted by: BillEadie 12:10 pm EDT 04/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "Travesties" Last Night - MockingbirdGirl 06:56 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
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| Saw the original, starring John Wood, on my first trip to London, in 1975. I had some historical background going in, and I got some of the jokes. But, I certainly didn’t get it all (probably never have). It was intriguing enough, though, that I kept looking for opportunities to see other productions. And, my enjoyment of it deepened with each viewing. Bill, in San Diego |
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| re: "Travesties" Last Night | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:58 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "Travesties" Last Night - MockingbirdGirl 06:56 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
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| I think it's tough to generalize. I saw Travesties in 1975 at the Ethel Barrymore. I was 17. I thought it was terrific. If I were seeing it for the first time now. I'm not sure I'd feel that way. Of course, the quality of a production, and the choices made, also affects people's responses. When I was 17, I'm sure that I felt very smart to like it, and the fact that I didn't get everything didn't bother me, just as it didn't bother me at Jumpers a few years before or at Home in 1971 or Old Times later that year. And, again, a production's choices enter into people's responses. I sat at the revival of Jumpers with Simon Russell Beale watching people steadily stream out during act one. In that case, I certainly felt that the production was partly at fault. | |
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| re: "Travesties" Last Night | |
| Posted by: Guillaume 07:12 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "Travesties" Last Night - MockingbirdGirl 06:56 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
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| Yes, God forbid some of us go to the theatre to have our minds stretched and enjoy having to work a bit to get more out of the evening. Geez, no wonder Disney is everywhere. | |
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