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Slow motion
The Cherry Orchard is undoubtedly a brilliant play, one that tells the human story with stunning precision and nuance. The way comedy rides atop the undercurrents of sadness and despair is perhaps the most perfect illustration of how life actually is. As one person’s universe falls apart, others stand around laughing, failing to notice the…
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Missed opportunity
Robert Bolt wrote an early form of this play for BBC Radio over 70 years ago, 55 years before Hilary Mantel wrote Wolf Hall. It is a very traditional, historical play. The stage is beautiful, as are the costumes, but the somewhat dragging script and lack of engaging on-stage interactions between the characters is a…
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Women’s spaces
This play is probably too high school. What do I mean? It is the perfect play to analyse in the classroom: please set out the similarities and differences between Kate’s and Elaine’s narrative; please explain how the play reflects and differs from the #meetoo sentiment of the 2020ies, provide your interpretation of the play’s title…
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