| re: National Theatre at Home - AMADEUS |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 02:03 am EDT 07/19/20 |
| In reply to: re: National Theatre at Home - AMADEUS - whereismikeyfl 08:55 pm EDT 07/18/20 |
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My memory is that the production is relatively sparse scenically, because the spectacle is in the human bodies, but with moments of elaborate, bravura design for the operas - including reconfiguring the stage through smart use of the Drum Revolve - which makes them feel gargantuan. The OP may not have reached that point in their watching.
Part of why I love this production is that it could only happen at the Olivier, and it uses the Olivier's idiosyncracies so well. There's nothing quite like seeing a show in the Olivier that has no chance of moving, and so can truly embrace what that stage does. It completely changes the nature of the event and makes for a unique theatrical language. Oh, here's hoping they still have money when all this is through. |
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