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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Last Edit: tmdonahue 10:49 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| Posted by: tmdonahue (tmdonahue@yahoo.com) 10:48 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Teacher64 08:11 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| In London, I left at intermission. A man at the door reminded folks to take their ticket stubs so they could come back. I said, "I'm not coming back." He looked mock concerned, "Oh, is something wrong?" "No," I said. Then I turned to him: "Except the play." This is one example of why I left, they're many more: Granny is wheeled into the kitchen in her chair. It's clear from what folks say that she never talks anymore. My first thought, having seen a few plays about the Irish troubles before, is that at some dull point, she'll sing an old Celtic song. AND SURE ENOUGH, she did! Oy! (Or however you say that in Gaelic.) But as my husband has long said, not everybody likes pork chops. And my full name is Timothy Michael Donahue, as other posters mentioned their Irish bonafides. |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 10:54 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - tmdonahue 10:48 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| You missed out big time. "The Ferryman" may be a slow build, but the intensity of the second and third acts is incredible. | |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:09 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Ncassidine 10:54 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| I agree. In addition to what Ann said (that not all shows are for everyone), sometimes it is just a short term not-in-the-mood thing. On those rare occasions when I have left shows mid-stream, it is usually as much me as the show: that I don't feel like paying attention enough to get into the show or give it a fair shake. I remember doing this with one of my favorite plays, Long Day's Journey, once, and I can see how it could happen with Ferryman. The same thing can happen with silly shows: sometimes my tolerance is low whereas other times I am willing to play. But it is also reasonable that not everyone cares about the story being told, or cares for the way it is being told. Heck, there are a few actors I dislike so much that I can't enjoy a very fine play if I have to listen to them, or their voice, etc etc | |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 11:33 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - ryhog 11:09 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Totally agree with all of that. | |
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