Post by marion on Oct 5, 2023 20:02:54 GMT
So the premise of this show is that an American former child star with terrible paparazzi troubles, drink and sex scandals (think Lynsey Lohan) goes to Norway to get away from all that and star in a film of Hedda Gabler. The director is an enigmatic man and also, imho, an outrageous bully. The star of the show was Antonia Thomas from The Good Doctor who is actually British.
Well, I thought this was pretty dreadful and I have sat through some pretentious sh*t in my time. I could barely hear the actors in the first half, and complained about that so it did seem louder in the second half. It was supposed to be Scandi Uber cool, but none of the cast really had the acting chops to carry it off. I think they reckoned this was like an Ivo van Hove mega trendy production but it just didn’t get there. I found the way the Norwegians treated the star, almost deconstructing her, was very uncomfortable to watch, bullying really. By the time we got towards the climax, they had covered the stage in green material, dropped green curtains and the other cast members were wearing quasi green screen unitards and head coverings. I mean, WTAF was that about. Frankly if I was playing Hedda and had been given the gun I would have happily shot the director. Also, we had occasional conversations in Norwegian! I mean seriously?
I was sitting next to a lady who was very knowledgeable about theatre and thought this was dreadful. However to my amazement most of the audience returned after the interval and it got good applause. Some people stood up! Why?? If it ever tours and lands near you, don’t bother is my advice. It did get quite amusing by the end I guess, but sadly unintentionally.
Well, I thought this was pretty dreadful and I have sat through some pretentious sh*t in my time. I could barely hear the actors in the first half, and complained about that so it did seem louder in the second half. It was supposed to be Scandi Uber cool, but none of the cast really had the acting chops to carry it off. I think they reckoned this was like an Ivo van Hove mega trendy production but it just didn’t get there. I found the way the Norwegians treated the star, almost deconstructing her, was very uncomfortable to watch, bullying really. By the time we got towards the climax, they had covered the stage in green material, dropped green curtains and the other cast members were wearing quasi green screen unitards and head coverings. I mean, WTAF was that about. Frankly if I was playing Hedda and had been given the gun I would have happily shot the director. Also, we had occasional conversations in Norwegian! I mean seriously?
I was sitting next to a lady who was very knowledgeable about theatre and thought this was dreadful. However to my amazement most of the audience returned after the interval and it got good applause. Some people stood up! Why?? If it ever tours and lands near you, don’t bother is my advice. It did get quite amusing by the end I guess, but sadly unintentionally.
Anymore to come?
