The smallest theatres are often the nicest.
Donmar Warehouse is the size of your average River Island (and seemingly much smaller than Top Shop) and yet it is absolutely wonderful. At the Almeida you're so close to the stage that you can almost feel every breath drawn.
Festen is a great film and almost a greater play. This version, indeed, was inventive and tight and extremely moving. A few weaknesses apart (mainly underdevelopment of one or two characters) it was creatively staged and the action effectively rose to a crescendo of howling and physical fight. Jonny Lee Miller ('cause we do want to know about him, don't we?) was exploring the violence and torment of his character in an almost heart-breaking manner, and if you think that's gushing to vomit-inducing levels, then so be it. (And can we also remember, that while our Jonny is not particularly beautiful, he is one of the most attractive men I've ever seen on stage. And I've seen naked Americans!)

I would be more specific about the play, but I'm off to Belgium for Easter, so have a good one!

posted by charlotte at 11:15 - comment