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| Increasingly intense … Mark Strong, centre, in A View from the Bridge at Wyndham’s theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton |
Probably I wait for them all.
Thursday, though, is Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.
I am exhausted after reading the reviews.
Sometimes I think, can I take another moment of darkness.
However, I think, better to be in the middle of the darkness of a fiction than the darkness of trouble in real life.
So of course, I am going to move heaven and earth to see that I get to this viewing. I always remember Rebecca saying that she visited a friend who lives in London. She was surprised that both she and her friend had seen the same sets of plays -- the woman in London had tickets to the theatre, and Rebecca saw them in Victoria through HD Live.
So ...
Some reviews for you.
Here is a Lyn Gardner's five star Review from the Guardian.
Michael Billington writes a review a couple of months later, also in the Guardian.
I might have to brush up on the elements of Greek tragedy before I go on Thursday.
Arta
looks heavy... as heavy as Medea.... but i think i am still going to take the kids (and Katie!)
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I am like you in this way, Rebecca. Always wondering what is appropriate for kids. I was hesitant about Medea as well, but after it was over I thought, "Mmmm, this would have been fine and a shame to habe missed it .
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I noticed that for "John" there was an audience warning -- no one under 18. And yes they were right. Not the show for kids.
Now I go out to look at some of the advertising for A View from the Bridge:
A View from the Bridge
By Arthur Miller
★★★★★ 'One of the great theatrical productions of the decade. See it' The Times
★★★★★ 'Ivo van Hove reinvents Arthur Miller - it’s like watching a runaway train hurtle towards you' Guardian
★★★★★ 'Pure, primal, colossal - Strong’s stupendous Eddie is a force of nature' Time Out
Don’t miss a stellar cast led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ (Evening Standard) production – now nominated for 7 Olivier Awards.
The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale.
I can hardly wait to hear what your kids say. And I never know who your kids are. Probably some iteration of Duncan and his friends, fencing friends or otherwise.