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Post by jason71 on Jan 28, 2018 16:55:30 GMT
Will anybody be going to see the above show?
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Post by jek on Jan 28, 2018 19:09:20 GMT
Yes, we've booked on the basis that the same company's Eugene Onegin was extremely good, if at times puzzling (couldn't find anyone to explain the significance of the old woman or the pickles!). The Australian reviews I've read of Smile Upon Us are good and we've bought a book by the same writer - Grigory Kanovich - Shtetl Love Song to read and get a flavour of 'one of the most prominent Lithuanian writers'. And, the bonus of anything at the Barbican, is that the seats will be comfortable.
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Post by jek on Mar 3, 2018 23:22:59 GMT
Just back from seeing this and found it to be extraordinary. Very funny and madcap but also profound and terrifying. More than a bit of the Samuel Beckett about it. And a terrific audience - many clearly native Russian speakers and so not having to rely on the ropey surtitles. I do hope the Vakhtangov company will be returning again soon in the not too distant.
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