Tag: Anna Tolputt

Beyond The Horizon by Eugene O’Neill, Cottesloe Theatre. 19 June 2010

This production of an early Eugene O’Neil was twinned with a production of an early Tennessee Williams, Spring Storm, which we went to see a few weeks later, click here.

Janie and I are partial to a bit of Eugene O’Neill; almost as partial as we are to Tennessee Williams. While this early play is not one of O’Neill’s great plays, like the Williams, it shows all the signs of an emerging great playwright and was a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the theatre.

A very strong cast and production from a regional source; the Royal & Derngate Northampton, did great service to both productions.

The critics loved both; this search term – click here – will find you the reviews and stuff; mostly for both but some for this play specifically.

As on the prvious visit to the Cottesloe, we probably got some food from Shanghai Knightsbridge, “May’s”, afterwards. Either that or shawarmas.

Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams, Cottesloe Theatre, 15 May 2010

We’d been on a relatively poor run at the theatre for six months. This was more like it!

This production of an early Tennessee Williams was twinned with a production of an early Eugene O’Neil, Beyond The Horizon, which we went to see a few weeks later – click here.

Janie and I are partial to a bit of Tennessee Williams. While this early play is not one of his great plays, it shows all the signs of an emerging great playwright and was a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the theatre.

A very strong cast and production from a regional source; the Royal & Derngate Northampton.

The critics loved it; this search term – click here – will find you the reviews and stuff; mostly for both but some for this play specifically.

We probably got some food from Shanghai Knightsbridge, “May’s”, afterwards. Either that or shawarmas.

Life With An Idiot by Victor Erofeyev, Adapted By The Cast, Gate Theatre, 26 October 2001

Janie and I were both very taken with this piece; both the conceit of it and the way the cast and director had turned it into an excellent short piece of drama.

Rachel Halliburton in The Standard gave it a very good review and summarises the story well:

Idiot Halliburton Standard Idiot Halliburton Standard 15 Oct 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Our friend, Michael Billington, is less sure that westernising this quintessentially Soviet story works, while praising some aspects:

Idiot Billington Guardian Idiot Billington Guardian 16 Oct 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

While Rhoda Koenig found it a little dated.

Idiot Koenig Indy Idiot Koenig Indy 20 Oct 2001 The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

I don’t recall either of us being unwanted idiots, but I do recall really liking this play/production.