| I didn't notice it in 1973 |
| Posted by: aleck 08:23 am EDT 07/21/20 |
| In reply to: re: Recently - AlanScott 04:52 pm EDT 07/20/20 |
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That was when I saw it first. But a couple of years ago, this "new" staging has it front and center. I could tell there were a few lines inserted because they were references to more current sensibilities. They got some laughs, but all in all did not improve the proceeding. The performances were unusually bad. It was even worse than I remember. But I was with someone who insisted on seeing it. I don't have a copy of the script. I wonder if Christie suggests anywhere that these characters are "gay" or is this something that has since been mined from perceived subtext. Kind of like a Daniel Fish take on it! (By the way, I guess we didn't get to see his Most Happy Fella at Bard this summer. Bummer.)
On the other hand, when I was in Paris recently I went to see the long-running production of The Bald Soprano and The Lesson. It's actually a "revival" that opened in 1957 in the theatre where they are performed today. Having seen several productions of each of those plays, it was interesting to see the "original" interpretation, although like the Mousetrap how "original" is it as is the case in any long-running production? The Lesson seemed to be played more for humor and irony than danger. |
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