The Legitimate Theatre
Aug. 23rd, 2006 05:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shark_hatI have umpteen things that badly need doing; as an alternative to hiding under the bedclothes, some LJ procrastination seems positively dynamic.
I had some restricted view seats for the Comedy of Errors at the Globe yesterday. What I could mostly see was the roof of the stage, and lots of actors' hairdos. (I suspect that made the identical twins seems more identical than if I'd been at ground level!) Still, it was OK if you craned, the Globe's always an experience, and the play was funnier than I expected- some of the 400-year-old jokes still work, and there was also slapstick. (Plus, audience participation! there's a scene where one of the Dromios is saying what countries are like various bits of a woman's body- yes, it is rude- and someone asked "Spain?" with perfect timing. Antilochus giggled and asked Dromio "Spain?", and got an answer, too.) Altogether enjoyable.
I had some restricted view seats for the Comedy of Errors at the Globe yesterday. What I could mostly see was the roof of the stage, and lots of actors' hairdos. (I suspect that made the identical twins seems more identical than if I'd been at ground level!) Still, it was OK if you craned, the Globe's always an experience, and the play was funnier than I expected- some of the 400-year-old jokes still work, and there was also slapstick. (Plus, audience participation! there's a scene where one of the Dromios is saying what countries are like various bits of a woman's body- yes, it is rude- and someone asked "Spain?" with perfect timing. Antilochus giggled and asked Dromio "Spain?", and got an answer, too.) Altogether enjoyable.
