[etni] All politics aside
- From: "Iris Langer" <lanart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:38:34 +0200
On another note, are any of you coming tonight to see Romeo and Juliet
tonight?
It is being performed by the American Drama Group Europe, in the Mishkan
Theatre in Raanana.
It is supposed to be a very unique production of the play (See below for
comments) http://www.adg-europe.com/pro-details.php?id=32
I will be there with my 10th grade AP class.
Hope to see some of you there.
All the best,
Iris
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Right from the opening chorus sequence, TNT's Romeo and Juliet sets the
stage for a lyrical night of classic Shakespeare. The cast of 6 deliver
their lines with perfect timing, bringing to life the many exchanges of
witticisms in this poetic play. This is Romeo and Juliet without the glitz
and distraction of complicated special effects, allowing the cadence and
rhymes a chance to shine.
This story of two lovers from the two feuding families of Montague and
Capulet is a favorite, and Director Paul Stebbings explores the rich themes
of the play in a subtly suggestive manner.
TNT's production is rich but accessible. The title's star-crossed lovers
first meeting is played with an almost palpable intensity, and Rachel Lynes
carries Juliet at times with an air of one stricken with the power of
head-over-heels teenage love. Romeo (Dan Wilder) is equally smitten in a
whirlwind of obsession, displaying pure yearning for Juliet in the balcony
scene where the lovers talk in private for the first time.
As much as it is a romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is also a comedy, and
Paul Stebbings inserts dashes of artistic liberty with marked emphasis
highlighting Shakespeare's many double entendres, much to the audience's
delight. Natalia Campbell provides part of this by untiringly playing the
part of the crude but loving Nurse interpreted with great comedic effect.
TNT's take on this play involves a minimalistic but cleverly adaptive set,
with just a few pieces of movable boxes providing the seeds for the
audience's imagination. This is helped along through sparing but effective
use of lighting and music to enhance the mood, which is used to great effect
during the Mercutio's (Richard Croughan) gripping soliloquy on Queen Mab,
the bringer of dreams.
In the end, it takes a skilled troupe to bring alive the nuances and
richness of Shakespeare, and TNT delivers the witty lines with polished
poise in classic style
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