Boston Marriage and Nanny McPhee

[qos]

I was so tired on Sunday afternoon that I almost did not go to see Boston Marriage, but tickets to plays are non-refundable, and going to the theater is not so common an experience for me that I can miss a performance without feeling a sense of loss.

As I mentioned earlier, Boston Marriage is the latest play by David Mamet. It has three

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[blessed_harlot]

Thanks for the reviews. I have some fondness for Mamet, and was surprised to hear he was writing such a female-centric play. It sounds like he was working on his growing edges, and made less progress than I would have liked.

I couldn't decide whether to see Nanny McPhee. Part of me is so jazzed about the cast... but another, less evolved part, saw little point in seeing it when they worked so hard to cover Thompson's amazing beauty! Silly me. I'll have to see it now.

[qos]

but another, less evolved part, saw little point in seeing it when they worked so hard to cover Thompson's amazing beauty!

Ahhh. . . but her amazing beauty becomes part of the magical plot of the story as it unfolds. Trust me: you want to see this.

[toesontheground]

I guess things balanced out in terms of expectations and realities, so that's not too bad.

It's been ages since I've been to live theatre.

[aerden]

I loved Nanny McPhee, too! Lovely movie. (g)

Chantal

[professor_mom]

The story of nanny McPhee underscores the vedic saying "The World is as We Are." I liked the way it was done. Glad you liked it too!

Too bad about Boston Marriage. Sounds like much of the problem was that the actors that didn't put a lot into the play. Sounds like it could have been a very interesting play. Lots of potential for complex plot and intensity.

[qos]

I'm not sure if the performance seemed mechanical because the director and actresses missed an important part of the subtext -- or if it simply wasn't there to begin with.