Copenhagen
Fri, 23 Aug 2002, 04:52 pmNath8 posts in thread
Copenhagen
Fri, 23 Aug 2002, 04:52 pmSaw Copenhagen last night, at the Octagon Theatre at UWA.
What an excellent show!
Such a pleasure to be in the presence of actors who perform so 'easily'. The show is quite 'wordy' and there is a lot of talk of the physics of Bohr and Heisenberg, but even if you don't understand the physics the actors still get the message across. The play isn't about the physics anyway, more about ethics and what drives people, how people 'create' and why they 'create'. It was also an interesting investigation into the attitude of a German person during WWII. Little has been told (to me) of how the people of Germany felt about the war while it was on and it was interesting to hear dialogue between people during this time.
I can't recall the three actors names, is it Geoff Kelso? And two others, but they just had incredible grace and presence. Remarkable stuff.
Cheers
Nath
What an excellent show!
Such a pleasure to be in the presence of actors who perform so 'easily'. The show is quite 'wordy' and there is a lot of talk of the physics of Bohr and Heisenberg, but even if you don't understand the physics the actors still get the message across. The play isn't about the physics anyway, more about ethics and what drives people, how people 'create' and why they 'create'. It was also an interesting investigation into the attitude of a German person during WWII. Little has been told (to me) of how the people of Germany felt about the war while it was on and it was interesting to hear dialogue between people during this time.
I can't recall the three actors names, is it Geoff Kelso? And two others, but they just had incredible grace and presence. Remarkable stuff.
Cheers
Nath
Re: Copenhagen
Thu, 29 Aug 2002, 10:58 amWent and saw this last night.
As just an ordinary theatregoer, I do not feel able to write a comprehensive review (where is the Review Master??) but congratulations to Zoe Atkinson for her stunning set, to Michael Frayn for such a brilliant script and to the three actors and their director who were outstanding.
It was so sad to see that the theatre was only about just over a third full.
Go and see it before it closes on Saturday and support this wonderful production.
As just an ordinary theatregoer, I do not feel able to write a comprehensive review (where is the Review Master??) but congratulations to Zoe Atkinson for her stunning set, to Michael Frayn for such a brilliant script and to the three actors and their director who were outstanding.
It was so sad to see that the theatre was only about just over a third full.
Go and see it before it closes on Saturday and support this wonderful production.