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| Last Edit: toros 10:11 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
| Posted by: toros 10:02 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - sergius 08:09 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I agree with you're astute assessment of another experiment from this great writer - but I don't think it's too long. I can't think of anything that should be cut - maybe a few trims, but certainly not a half hour. But apparently, it feels long to a lot of viewers because it's performed without intermission. The audience was clearly informed of this (twice, in my case) before they entered. Yet they were obviously somehow offended, as the lack of intermission, and comments that it was too long were all I heard the audience balk about before the show started and after it was over. It was embarrassing. Maybe they should add an intermission to assuage this reaction, but I hope they don't cut it, and if they do, I'm glad I saw an early preview. | |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 11:09 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - toros 10:02 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| Not sure why you would use the word embarrassing. A lot of people, for whatever reason (age, disability, medical condition) can't sit for just about 2.5 hours without an intermission. I don't have any of those issues, but I do have a shorter attention span and I can't watch something for that long and not begin to think about other things. Yes, they should probably check the running time before they buy tickets, but it's also not rude or embarrassing to comment that something is unpleasantly long. | |
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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Posted by: toros 11:56 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - Ncassidine 11:09 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I see what you mean, but I used the word embarrassing because it was all they talked about. I stayed in the lobby awhile after the show. I was hoping to hear what the audience thought, as always, particularly with this amazing play, which is deeply moving, and as the OP points out, the first to puts Covid into some sort of unique perspective. But you would have thought that some crime had been perpetrated on them. Seriously, no one mentioned the play itself, and many were angry, etc. Sure, I get it - it was a long time to sit without an intermission. But I found the lack of interest in this work of art disappointing, and yes, embarrassing. And I am among the people who have all three of the reasons you mention. | |
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