tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post8576745443420779933..comments2023-09-20T14:34:21.102+02:00Comments on Postcards from the Gods: In the Republic of Happiness – Royal Court Andrew Haydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-38616179426836874332013-01-16T14:20:32.217+01:002013-01-16T14:20:32.217+01:00I really agree with your comments regarding Domini...I really agree with your comments regarding Dominic Cooke's direction. For me, what stopped the middle act being utterly stunning was the predictable and undermining set of a Jeremy Kyle-esque TV studio chosen by Cooke. While I appreciated the device at work with the actors, something which was discussed at length in the post-show talk, I found Cooke's direction undermined the new, poignant observations Crimp was making with his individual versus collective section. I felt some of the acting was brilliant and some of the writing too, what was lacking was a spine from the director. I think clarity of vision was lost because Cooke clearly didn't challenge Crimp or the actors to decide a firm interpretation on the text and as such the narrative was less than clear. For me, this didn't matter too much as I quite like my theatre vague and open to interpretation. However, when in a post-show talk you have young American audience member asking the director, "please, explain, did they all die or something? I don't get it?" the direction clearly isn't spot on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815648432187463396noreply@blogger.com