I also bought a balcony seat but was seated in the orchestra. I agree with all the positive comments others have posted about this production. Very powerful play, rarely done. The 2019 film 1917 had similar themes in it.
TCM years ago broadcast the 1930 film version of Journey's End, directed by James Whale. Unfortunately, Whale had not developed any real filming technique at this time. The film was stagy, extremely slow, and very long. It had a fine cast including Colin Clive, David Manners, and Billy Bevan, but I couldn't take more than 30 minutes of it.
Many of Whale's subsequent 30's films like Waterloo Bridge (1931 version), Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Show Boat (1936 version), The Man in the Iron Mask, etc. were much better. His openly gay lifestyle may have brought about his early retirement in 1941. Sadly, he killed himself in 1957. |
