tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post8077964381529345119..comments2023-09-27T03:46:36.401-07:00Comments on Piers Gaveston: Review of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II at the National TheatreAnerjehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-91241342986336892202013-10-26T13:10:05.764-07:002013-10-26T13:10:05.764-07:00Sounds like most German opera performances. Which ...Sounds like most German opera performances. Which is why I get the DVDs from the Met and the Scala these days and kissed the local theatres farewell. :-)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-44996099223119903712013-10-15T10:16:18.135-07:002013-10-15T10:16:18.135-07:00Hi Don. It's taken me a while to get used to ...Hi Don. It's taken me a while to get used to Blogger - I'm a novice anyway.<br /><br />I just felt the use of video, changing sex etc was purely done as gimmicks and added nothing to the play - they actually took away from it.Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-33508819843183974722013-10-13T17:44:16.280-07:002013-10-13T17:44:16.280-07:00It doesn't sound like my thing at all, I'm...It doesn't sound like my thing at all, I'm afraid. Missed your posts--I temporarily lost track of your blog when Blogger dumped its "follow" feature.<br />Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720298529448578259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-57623620945735828142013-10-12T11:51:47.979-07:002013-10-12T11:51:47.979-07:00Yes I've missed your posts Kathryn. The Rose...Yes I've missed your posts Kathryn. The Rose Theatre production was SO much better!Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-3372791396997824202013-10-11T22:30:25.596-07:002013-10-11T22:30:25.596-07:00Great review, Anerje! (Sorry for not commenting b...Great review, Anerje! (Sorry for not commenting before, I've been away and not online much). It sounds pretty dire, unfortunately. I do know a couple of people who loved it - as you said, it's a Marmite thing - but I'm fairly sure I wouldn't. Messing around with gimmicks just for the sake of it would annoy me.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-11152872719417397092013-10-07T11:09:47.992-07:002013-10-07T11:09:47.992-07:00Hi Kasia. I can cope with Christopher Marlowe'...Hi Kasia. I can cope with Christopher Marlowe's inaccuracies - after all, it is a drama - but gimmicks such as video cameras and lines played for laughs are a step too far. Like you say, they were introduced only 'for modern's sake'. It was just so disappointing.Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-42058379809570012712013-10-06T23:41:23.509-07:002013-10-06T23:41:23.509-07:00Sounds terrible! And no laughing matter at all, es...Sounds terrible! And no laughing matter at all, especially for someone being an expert in Edward II and his era. I'm no fan of introducing something modern into history plays only for modern's sake, or because someone thinks that today in every single performance such oddities should be introduced.Katarzyna Ogrodnik-Fujcikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415905019122111675noreply@blogger.com