| re: Small Island - National Theatre at Home | |
| Last Edit: whereismikeyfl 05:28 pm EDT 06/20/20 | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 05:25 pm EDT 06/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Small Island - National Theatre at Home - BarbaraT 05:10 pm EDT 06/20/20 | |
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| When I saw the broadcast originally it bothered me. It felt like it was designed to flatter white British audiences by bringing them close to the white main character while distancing them from the black one. The white character's scenes are mostly fully dramatized as we see her play the high points of her story. A lot of the story of other main character, once she arrives in Britain from the Caribbean, is told in monologs. We do not see a lot of experiences she describes. So we have a great bravura performance, but the monologs do not have the same impact as the British woman's interactions with other characters. Now over a year later, I barely remember Hortense's plot at all. The performances are wonderful. The stagecraft is impressive. But I left the theater feeling very unsatisfied--like I had seen half a play. I do not evaluate plays on their social politics, but in this one it was so insistent that it bugged me. Now that it is free, I am asking friends to see it as a reality check. Did I just see it in the wrong mood, or was my perception truly grounded in the production. Just now I wanted to see if I was alone and found this internet post. |
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