Comments | captivebird: Action is eloquence

captivebird

Action is eloquence

Dec 08, 2013 21:09

Early days, as it was only second preview, but the new Coriolanus at the Donmar http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/2013/coriolanus is surely a winner. Fast paced and furious (for a fuller version see the Ralph Fiennes film ( Read more... )

mg, dean thomas again, nt live, shakespeare, th, drama

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reallyginnyf December 10 2013, 03:10:18 UTC

That sounds amazing!

captivebird December 10 2013, 10:38:37 UTC

It was a day truly bursting with performances of virility, and I was much more impressed than I expected to be by Mr Hiddleston up close and in the flesh. I saw Jude Law perform Henry V last month, which should have been the highlight of the year! But although Jude was good, Tom beat him by miles in deliverance of exciting Shakespeare. :-))

house_chatter January 5 2014, 23:22:29 UTC

It was indeed a wonderful play. I am so happy I was able to attend in your company. Thank you for that opportunity.

I know I was most excited to see the lovely Mr. Gatiss on stage, and it was not a disappointment. I only saw a small smidge of Mycroft in Meninus ;)

Hiddleston pulled off Corio wonderfully. I have never read the play itself, but with H's performance I felt as if I was really able to get a feeling for this man. The only things I felt could be changed or tightened up was the use of the child...he was a bit superfluous I felt. Additionally, I could sense that Menin was a mentor and strong influence on Corio, but a father-figure...that was a surprise, and I felt could have been played upon more. Those would be my only two real issues with the piece. I would have liked to do a more in-depth review, but alas December was a busy, busy month! This new year a resolution will be to be better with my writing...

Hope to have an opportunity to see you again.

Cheers!

captivebird January 6 2014, 10:33:22 UTC

Hi! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas.

Coriolanus is still much on my mind. It made a huge impact. I'm just sorry that I had to rush off for my train and couldn't chat about it with you at the time. Having seen such an early preview my daughter and I very promptly decided to attend a NT Live screening at the end of this month. We're curious to see how the performances might have matured or altered with repeat performance. Well at least that's our excuse! Just glad to have opportunity to see it all again. :-))

Happy New Year and good luck with the writing resolution!