Men's Needs, Woman's Needs
I went to see Women Of Troy at the National the other day. It isn't very good. I blame Euripides. swisstone has some more useful thoughts on the production.
I have more to say about what I saw last night: the British premiere of Purgatorio by Ariel Dorfman at the Arcola.
The two characters are Man and Woman and indicators of time and place are delberately vague and contradictory. My default assumption was that it was set in South America during colonisation but my companion suggested it could as easily be ancient Greece. The underlying plot does very much have the flavour of Greek tragedy. However imposed on top of this (and making up the play itself) is, as the title suggests, an examination of redemption within the setting of Christian mythology. Both characters have committed crimes against the other in life and must atone for these before being reborn. It is a concept that could at several points have move in facile direction but it resisted these and remains intelligent, fierce and honesty throughout. Superb performances by both actors and well worth getting along to (yesterday was opening night.)
I have more to say about what I saw last night: the British premiere of Purgatorio by Ariel Dorfman at the Arcola.
The two characters are Man and Woman and indicators of time and place are delberately vague and contradictory. My default assumption was that it was set in South America during colonisation but my companion suggested it could as easily be ancient Greece. The underlying plot does very much have the flavour of Greek tragedy. However imposed on top of this (and making up the play itself) is, as the title suggests, an examination of redemption within the setting of Christian mythology. Both characters have committed crimes against the other in life and must atone for these before being reborn. It is a concept that could at several points have move in facile direction but it resisted these and remains intelligent, fierce and honesty throughout. Superb performances by both actors and well worth getting along to (yesterday was opening night.)