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| Posted by: huskyital 09:32 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - sergius 08:09 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| You need to know before you enter that it is two hours and 20 minutes long without an intermission. Fortunately if you visit the restroom before the play you will be rewarded. The characters are well drawn and the dialogue is quite wonderful. I perceived it as a version of who's afraid of Virginia Woolf for friends. I heartily recommend it. | |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Posted by: den 08:35 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - huskyital 09:32 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| Yes, it’s a little long without an intermission, but the lovely usher who seated me assured me that I’d be permitted back in if I had to leave during the performance and reseated so as not to disturb other patrons. That was thoughtful and reassuring. | |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 12:40 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - huskyital 09:32 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I asked before the show began if there was an intermission. I was told the show ran 2 hours and 10 minutes. I was a little apprehensive because I just recovered from an illness but I didn’t find the length a problem, really. Though it did occasionally seem to repeat specific arguments. What I didn’t get were the interruptions having characters speak in isolation with their voices echoing. I understood the device for the first character but the other monologues confused me. I found the play fascinating and often funny even though the characters themselves weren’t exactly people I’d want to hang out with or reunite with. |
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| My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - lowwriter 12:40 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| What I got from the voices, after being confused a bit at the start, was that they were the voice of Death that dwells in everyone. | |
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| re: My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 01:27 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: My interpretation **Spoiler** - schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| Oh, I thought only the first voice was Death. | |
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| re: My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Last Edit: davei2000 01:16 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| Posted by: davei2000 01:08 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: My interpretation **Spoiler** - schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| That's not an interpretation, the Voice tells us this. It's possible this has been made more explicit. We were told the playwright had done extensive work the day before I saw it last Sunday. I found each succeeding monologue more chilling and foreboding, and a thrilling contrast to the real-time realism of the rest of the piece... I would guess that there's a strong element of autobiography in this play. I thought there was an obvious place for a break, but perhaps that's too close to the end. |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Last Edit: schauspieler 12:36 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 12:32 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - huskyital 09:32 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I thought of the Albee play too. It seemed to me to be a very personal take on the playwright's generation and I was engrossed throughout. I thought the fog and the distorted voices were unnecessary. I identified strongly with the German expat's anger and frustration as I imagine many in the audience did. There was a reason for that flag. As for the play's length I don't get the complaints except for the fact the half the audience appeared to be elderly (including me). Most movies including previews run this length or more. I think interrupting the play with an intermission would have undermined its momentum. I have admired this playwright's works and was excited to see his latest. It did not disappoint. | |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Last Edit: Shutterbug 02:55 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| Posted by: Shutterbug 02:51 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - schauspieler 12:32 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| schauspieler, I appreciate your comments. But I do think 2.5 hours in a movie house is a very different experience from 2.5 hours in a live theater house. In a movie theater, the seats are generally wider, more comfortable and more generously spaced. It’s usually easier to stretch your legs in a movie theater and easier to exit if the need for a bathroom break arises. Also, you don’t have to worry that you won’t be reseated or have to wait for a suitable break in the performance. I’m not saying I haven’t seen long plays with no intermission (I have) nor would I specifically avoid a play for that reason - but that’s me. I can certainly understand why others may find this difficult, and comparing this experience to that of being in a movie theater doesn’t feel like an apt comparison. |
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