A man who dresses up like a woman can't be all bad

[allova]

mirabrito, theirreverent, Tigger and I just went to see The Mystery of Irma Vep which was chock full of gothic hilarity. Mira and I cracked up at odd moments, when we managed to catch a particularly obscure reference. The best part was easily the fact that the eight character play was acted entirely by two actors, Michael Hurst and Oliver Driver. I thought Oliver Driver

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[catsnstuff]

I thought Oliver Driver was on stilts but no, he was just really really tall.

Not to mention that Michael Hurst is also really quite short. A great actor, though. We saw him in Macbeth a couple of years ago and I was really impressed - I think you see more of people's talents when they're acting right in front of you without all the magic background stuff of TV.

Hope you get your holiday soon! :)

[anonymous]

Oh I knew you would be squee about the show. I was cracking up the entire way through. The insanity of the costume changes only increased as the show went on. I particularly liked Lady Enid shouting for help after she was attacked and the "coming" from off stage.

Malu

[stephanie_pegg]

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One actor, Alec Guiness, plays every member of a very large aristocratic family. S'good.

I once saw Oliver Driver and Craig Parker (oh, and Michael Hurst was the Player King now that I think on't) in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. That was truly fine.