tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801886505610086313.post5893088479992936930..comments2024-03-25T22:27:53.324-07:00Comments on Boycotting Trends.: End of Year Review: Theatre - 10 Favourite Productions of 2012Alex Ramonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13563545792136227647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801886505610086313.post-20024856551662012302013-01-01T02:26:28.889-07:002013-01-01T02:26:28.889-07:00Love and Information has to be the only play I'...Love and Information has to be the only play I've seen at the Royal Court where the audience where joyfully clapping along throughout the entire play - has Caryl Churchill become commercial?<br /><br />Thought the Cheek By Jowl production of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Barbican was superb but despite the rave reviews at the time, never seems to appear on any best of 2012 lists. The same with The Fear of Breathing at the Finborough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801886505610086313.post-64988552827116099112012-12-31T03:51:40.371-07:002012-12-31T03:51:40.371-07:00
Jason - Yes, HAY FEVER’s a happy memory for me to...<br />Jason - Yes, HAY FEVER’s a happy memory for me too, especially as we were able to actually see a show together, at last. :-) What were the highlights of your NYC shows, in the end? As for LDJIN I don’t think you can see it better done than Sidney Lumet’s 1962 film version. Is that on DVD? It *should* be! <br /><br />Anonymous - Thanks for the comment. I’m not the only person who didn’t like CONSTELLATIONS. There are 3 of us, as far as I know. ;-) I think a lot of it was inflated expectations, but I just found it to be such a flyspeck of a play, and every time a scenario was repeated or “modified” I cared a litte bit less about it. (Ayckbourn’s INTIMATE EXCHANGES had the same effect on me.) It’s such a challenging way to structure a play and I think it would take a *very* talented writer to pull this off. So a big let-down this end, I’m afraid. <br /><br />I’m sorry to have missed the Globe SHREW; I didn’t see any productions there this year. As for STRAIGHT, I wasn’t at all keen on HUMPDAY so opted to skip that, despite being slightly intrigued to see how Moore adapted it. I can’t envisage the film’s mumblecore ramblings working on stage at all. I’m *really* sorry I missed LOVE AND INFORMATION (had a ticket; couldn’t go). Shame that wasn’t one of the Royal Court shows to transfer… <br />Alex Ramonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563545792136227647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801886505610086313.post-63879335811195300632012-12-31T03:08:56.446-07:002012-12-31T03:08:56.446-07:00Some nice choices here, especially the Finborough ...Some nice choices here, especially the Finborough shows both of which were excellent. I agree that it wasn’t a great theatre year and that ‘Timon’ and ‘Haussmans’ were disappointments. But you must be the only person who didn’t like ‘Constellations’!! <br /><br />I didn’t see the RSC ‘Shrew’ but the Globe one was great - one of my favourites of the year. Also loved ‘Curious Incident’, ‘Love & Information’ & ‘Straight’. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801886505610086313.post-28124136489973589152012-12-28T08:08:54.782-07:002012-12-28T08:08:54.782-07:00I saw less theatre in London this year, but the fi...I saw less theatre in London this year, but the five plays that I watched were more lukewarm than usual. The best one was the production of <i>Hay Fever</i> that we saw together. I've still never seen a production of <i>Long Day's Journey into Night</i>, so I'll have to correct that when I have a chance.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004111643204359175noreply@blogger.com