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Post by edi on Sept 22, 2021 6:00:10 GMT
I saw this last night and I found it a quirky little gem of a play. It certainly held my attention throughout even though I knew perfectly well what will happen next..
The theatre and critics describe it as 'Tarantinoesque voyage of vengeance' and whilst its true, I still found it fresh and different. Very interesting storytelling and I enjoyed all the stage furniture and props, it was very cleverly done.
The only bit I found challenging is understanding the main characters' southern drawl.
Sorry I cannot write a clever review, at least not without giving the play away, but I wanted to start the thread to generate conversation.
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Post by Forrest on Sept 22, 2021 7:39:15 GMT
edi, great to know! (And thanks for no spoilers!) I'm seeing this on Saturday, and am pretty clueless: in the well-established manner of the Court, the announcement on the website doesn't give much away...
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Post by londonpostie on Oct 4, 2021 21:19:21 GMT
Monday’s tend to be long days over my parts of the patriarchy so just a sketch that I hope others can contribute to. Firstly, obv. the visuals are entertaining and amusing; characters literally pushing the plot along – what was it in all 10-12 scenes? Just perfect for the Royal Court in that writers with ambition can see the innards and totality. As for the play .. {Spoiler - click to view}
Seemed to be a somewhat wild west themed revenge story based around typical, modern complicated family structures/dynamics – half siblings, parents with different partners, life gets messy.
The kids believe evil is God (mum convinces her daughters se is the embodiment of God, but is evil), mum sells them a story, they fall for it, deaths ensue.
That doesn’t mean dad is God, either (because life and families are complicated and sometimes there are no good guys just very messed up people trying to get through, and so picking sides is something we do but it’s often random. Sometimes it looks really bad (mum) and sometimes it looks really great (dad – with pretty wife, house on the hill, educated kids). Sometimes we bring the bad on ourselves and wallow in pity and can’t even bother to remember how to spell the name you gave your own daughter.
Even when you’ve known your twin every second of both your lives they maybe aren’t who you think they are.
When mum and dad split up, does anyone really know what went on.
There seems to be a lot happening between the 4 twins. For example, it seems relevant that the boys turn 18 in 10 days. Which means bed-ridden mum has a plan - if she is still legally married to the father, and the boys aren't yet 18, she inherits the house on the hill ...)
The bible has at least three sets of twins to ponder, and was that an immaculate conception at the end or the next generation , about which we can all – because we always are – optimistic … too tired, brain battery at 4% ... bip .. bip |
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Post by cavocado on Oct 5, 2021 14:40:15 GMT
I thought this was ok. It had funny moments and some nice performances and sets, but just wasn't my kind of thing. I don't go to the cinema much (though I have seen a couple of Tarantino films) so I suspect some of the tropes and references went over my head. I felt like I was missing the point. Maybe there wasn't a point, though Londonpostie's spoilers help a bit, but {Spoiler - click to view}
I thought the boy twins said they were about to turn 17, not 18? Might be my mishearing though, as your interpretation makes more sense. |
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Post by Dave B on Oct 19, 2021 9:05:15 GMT
Well, that was *fun* Loved the movie tropes and style (the slow motion entry being a particular highlight) and easy to see how Tarantino factors into so many descriptions. Loved the staging and the design throughout (and I really like londonpostie's comment above about characters pushing the plot along - YES!). The script is funny and entertaining and clever and the cast look to be having a ball with it.
Very glad we caught this before it finishes shortly.
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Post by Dave B on Oct 19, 2021 9:12:13 GMT
It was turning 17 in 13 days.
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Post by londonpostie on Oct 19, 2021 10:47:08 GMT
There might be confusion here with US vs. UK terminology. That's how Americans describe 'he's 18 soon' (from the south, at least?). As in 'turning the page .. from'.
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Post by dlevi on Oct 25, 2021 23:21:13 GMT
I was able to see this at the final perf this past Saturday eve and I went in thinking I was going to hate it and instead found it surprising, clever, funny, appalling and rather brilliant. The evening was bursting with genuine combustable theatrical energy everywhere. I also was pleased to see that the production itself was rather lavish in its giant scale and the stage craft involved.After seeing the anemic physical productions this year at the National it a relief to see something new and fresh given a major production and not one which looked cheap.
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