tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post6206204162647243404..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: EmbersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-66999573362024616732014-09-21T14:04:58.240-04:002014-09-21T14:04:58.240-04:00The recent All That Fall production with Aileen A...The recent All That Fall production with Aileen Atkins and Michael Gabon is an example of how to stage a Beckett radio play in a way that maintains emphasis on the language while including some embodiment of the narrative. This production was visually overblown and minimized the experience of the text. As the New York Times reviewer suggested, it's best to close one's eyes during this production--and that you can do at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-32104369500766980672014-09-21T12:52:28.184-04:002014-09-21T12:52:28.184-04:00I rarely rarely miss with BAM performances, which ...I rarely rarely miss with BAM performances, which usually more than deliver. Visiting this "play" has left me feel robbed of my time and money. The way it was done, it was more suitable for the radio. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-85059228465094434452014-09-21T11:12:02.088-04:002014-09-21T11:12:02.088-04:00I really enjoyed this, thought it was a great way ...I really enjoyed this, thought it was a great way to present a radio play on the stage. Loved the staging, lighting and sound effects. It's "very Beckett" -- reminded me of BAM's production of Happy Days with Fiona Shaw a few years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-18358986001156664042014-09-21T00:36:19.461-04:002014-09-21T00:36:19.461-04:00Pretty good. I enjoyed having the Beckett words w...Pretty good. I enjoyed having the Beckett words wash over me. Interesting visually - very simple, but evocative. The acting was good, but I thought he could have taken a slightly less actorish approach to the text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-71437286963750229572014-09-18T22:08:39.586-04:002014-09-18T22:08:39.586-04:00Can you trash Beckett? Yes. See Ambers at BAM. The...Can you trash Beckett? Yes. See Ambers at BAM. The worse Beckett ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-32682869686069640702014-09-18T12:24:07.055-04:002014-09-18T12:24:07.055-04:00It was such an awful reading of the piece. I did n...It was such an awful reading of the piece. I did not get the stage production and the skull did not enhance the context of the character (voice) in any way. It was distracting and annoying. Whatever happened to the thoughtful use of production values (a prop that size, Lord!). Nothing as bad as the speaking voice of the actor (more of a narrator); lacking of character, depth and imagination. Annoying and mediocre. Vellothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254553674481251251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-2635997752330471112014-09-17T23:44:41.520-04:002014-09-17T23:44:41.520-04:00At tonight's performance I really enjoyed the ...At tonight's performance I really enjoyed the woman in front of me trying to take photos with her phone. Then the same phone making bleep sounds. After that, probably Siri from an iPhone talking during the show. And most of all, a cell phone ringing for a good solid 10 secs toward the end of the performance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com