tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post4565638803650096806..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: An Arvo In The Theatre With The Bard! Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-86442148002139622322018-12-26T15:04:05.589-08:002018-12-26T15:04:05.589-08:00Glad I was able to mention some things you hadn’t ...Glad I was able to mention some things you hadn’t thought of, Brian! A delightful play! I bet you haven’t seen it in a different language, though. I once saw it in Hebrew, in the Habimah theatre in Tel Aviv. Before the show, I got a cuppa and sat outside in Tel Aviv’s Main Street, Duzengoff, to refresh my memory of the play. A passing Israeli, who must have known some English, saw me and stopped to chat about it in Hebrew. It was in modern dress, as I recall, and Feste did a one man band thing. Olivia was playing tennis in her first scene, wearing a black tennis drss(mourning). Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-2604066144270757492018-12-26T14:56:51.248-08:002018-12-26T14:56:51.248-08:00I love Twelfth Night. I have seen it several times...I love Twelfth Night. I have seen it several times live myself and I do not think that I have seen a bad production. I like the way that you ran through the characters. You mentioned some things that I never realized and that I will watch out for when I read it or see it again. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-58704050707704057652018-12-17T12:19:27.786-08:002018-12-17T12:19:27.786-08:00Thanks, Cashy! I am lucky, having always lived in ...Thanks, Cashy! I am lucky, having always lived in the big city. When I was in my teens I used to go to the Australian ballet youth nights, where all the lead dancers were recently promoted out of the corps de ballet. Then they would be promoted again and we didn’t see them any more on those nights - many of them DID go on to become stars! Nothing wrong with amateur drama, either. There are some very good amateur companies and many professional actors perform in them in between paid gigs. I once saw a performance of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum that was better than the professional one I had seen, and the guy playing Jud Fry in an amateur Oklahoma! I saw was on his way to the professional stage(he was about to be an understudy in a tour of Porgy And Bess).Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-4222781709007832062018-12-17T04:21:57.318-08:002018-12-17T04:21:57.318-08:00Sue,
I haven't been a to a play outside of a ...Sue,<br /><br />I haven't been a to a play outside of a school auditorium. I remember when acting companies would travel around rural communities in West Virginia. It was a special treat for us to see budding actors/actresses entertain my very impressionable mind. I have no clue if any of these people went on to make it big in showbiz but it certainly was a lot of fun to watch. Sounds like you and your sister enjoyed a good performance. Have a very Merry Christmas!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.com