A brief overview - well I really enjoyed the play. It was great to see the characters unfold. A difficult story but a powerful one that took concentration to portray, my daughter and I kept sympathetically close as more details of an unhappy family history got woven into the dialogue. The scene (there was only 1 really) made sense though and the characters made you think. I am an audience not a critic - so this meant it did what it was supposed to do - that resonating sensation that you get after watching drama and one where your own memories mix with the sensations. Afterwards we discussed the prices of West End theatre and how without concessions it was hard for the target audience of the InBetweeners to attend the show(young adults that is - the subject matter was for adults so those who had grown up with the show). I have seen this same point argued by Kevin Spacey
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/poll/2012/mar/16/west-end-theatres-exclusive-club-poll.
Pity, because while hard hitting, it touched upon themes of wasted lives and initial hopes that had not been realised. Discussing the last three pays I have been to - it hit me that most had rather somber themes - rather like the
Grapes of Wrath during the depression, and I wondered if they were somewhat a product of our times. Another favourite somber play Thornton Wilder's
Our Town (originally 1938).
Good to be going to see a play again - Wendy Nottingham at Trafalgar Studios
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/step-9-of-12-trafalgar-studi-749
This is article about starting out in an acting career - worth a look! Good questions in the interview and good responses.
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