tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post3412247008788053462..comments2023-12-14T21:08:52.235+11:00Comments on SOYP: The People's Theatre Advisor : BELVOIR’S ‘OEDIPUS REX’ dissected by meAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13465326595602560516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-78258202497718172932014-09-29T00:58:54.709+10:002014-09-29T00:58:54.709+10:00If you are looking for the perfect addition to you...If you are looking for the perfect addition to your window. Try our beautiful awnings. Sydney knows no better! Experts in the field.Complete Blinds Sydneyhttp://completeblinds.net.au/awnings/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-1630396676568935382014-09-19T23:52:48.968+10:002014-09-19T23:52:48.968+10:00I agree with anonymous of September 5. This was m...I agree with anonymous of September 5. This was my third Oedipus this year (Edipe an opera by Enescu in Frankfurt followed by Oedipus City at the Deutsche Theater in Berlin which has made my top ten theatre performances in nearly 40 years of theatre going). This Oedipus Rex at Belvoir Downstairs will not make my top ten but it was a terrific turn by Peter Carroll (can he do no wrong?) and Andrea Demetriades. My only criticism would be that the darkness and silences were held a tad too long and that the nudity could have been avoided but good on Peter to get his gear off at age 70.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-65485649868229020612014-09-07T15:43:16.796+10:002014-09-07T15:43:16.796+10:00I'm with Jane on this.
Having no idea how Oedi...I'm with Jane on this.<br />Having no idea how Oedipus plays out, this production did very little to educate its ignorant audience members.<br />Nor did it go to any great lengths to explain why it had boldly leapt in the direction it did.<br />Why was it intent on alienating its audience? <br /><br />I probably would have enjoyed it more had I been schooled in Oedipus prior. Likewise with Nora- knowing the play A Doll's House was the only reason I found the adaptation interesting. And likewise with Cain and Abel, which would have been more palatable should I had known it was performance art instead of narrative.Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609538024047614283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-91039380701134255782014-09-06T00:11:38.028+10:002014-09-06T00:11:38.028+10:00I think this Oedipus is one of those polarising pe...I think this Oedipus is one of those polarising performances. You either love it (as many people have) or hated it (like I and a few others have). There's something to be said for theatre that can do that and maybe I completely missed it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465326595602560516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-50330654666332903422014-09-05T22:40:46.568+10:002014-09-05T22:40:46.568+10:00I saw the play on 4 September and was spellbound. ...I saw the play on 4 September and was spellbound. I honestly really enjoyed it. An incredible performance by Peter Carroll.<br /><br />This evening (5 September) I saw STC's Macbeth and couldn't stand it. Two hours of agony in uncomfortable seats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-41664703327731361422014-09-01T14:59:17.333+10:002014-09-01T14:59:17.333+10:00I came in completely cold and with no preconceived...I came in completely cold and with no preconceived ideas, and I have to say that I agree with SOYP. I am a fan of avant-garde theatre - and I don't mind being tested. But this play was so unbelievably pretentious, and exploited talented actors to fulfil a very weak idea on the part of the director. It's ironic that the idea that 'tragedy' can no longer be represented was taken up so didactically. This idea is by no means novel, and has been explored in very solid, interesting tragedies for thousands of years! I wish I could've seen one of those instead of this indurable, high-school essay. That said, the long periods of complete darkness did give me a chance to think of what I'd cook for dinner later that evening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-67901818372179434572014-09-01T09:46:19.924+10:002014-09-01T09:46:19.924+10:00That was sarcasm... That was sarcasm... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-15030394800266101422014-09-01T09:45:33.435+10:002014-09-01T09:45:33.435+10:00You DIDN'T like it? I'm SHOCKED!You DIDN'T like it? I'm SHOCKED!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-21414273562545481032014-08-27T17:57:18.885+10:002014-08-27T17:57:18.885+10:00Yeah mate, I can tell you now you'd hate every... Yeah mate, I can tell you now you'd hate everything here in Melbourne. If you think the sole purpose of theatre is to entertain you then please stay in sydney. Ergh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-60718283287169313192014-08-25T02:37:56.928+10:002014-08-25T02:37:56.928+10:00This is the type of production that I love to take...This is the type of production that I love to take my students to see so that later we can have a discussion on the vital necessity of understanding well and using effectively those pesky Elements of Drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-21418151427583838512014-08-24T20:10:12.524+10:002014-08-24T20:10:12.524+10:00'I wish Jocasta’s brooch could have done the r...'I wish Jocasta’s brooch could have done the rounds of the audience so we could all pluck out our eyes instead of watching this travesty of a tragedy.'<br />Gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com