NewtonUK, I agree with every word you wrote -- so much so that I literally had to re-read the ID twice to make sure it wasn't me who had written the post :-)
I, too, think it's extremely weird how so many people are in denial about the sex scene between Laurey and Jud. And I am also amazed that so many people either somehow failed to notice, or weren't at all bothered by, the fact that Laurey is SO mean, nasty, and unpleasant towards Curley throughout the long first scene of the show that it seems clear she REALLY hates him, does not want him around, and DOES NOT want to go to the box social with him. Oh, and Aunt Eller is scarcely any warmer towards Curley, so why he doesn't just call it a day and exit after the reception he gets for "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is beyond me.
As for your comment I have seen a lot of Mr Fish's work over the years, and the one theme that runs thru all of it is that we are intended to spend every moment in the theatre thinking of Mr Fish" -- this OKLAHOMA! is my first experience of his work, but I certainly agree on the basis of what he has done to this show. |
