tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post112959275948103716..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: MIAF: Death and the Ploughman / La CliqueAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1142368946682065772006-03-15T07:42:00.000+11:002006-03-15T07:42:00.000+11:00Did you see Bloody Mess and did you review it ? My...Did you see Bloody Mess and did you review it ? <BR/><BR/>My favorite show of 2005.DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971226704327883196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1142368872612325642006-03-15T07:41:00.000+11:002006-03-15T07:41:00.000+11:00Alison,"Death and the Plowman " came through Seatt...Alison,<BR/>"Death and the Plowman " came through Seattle a while back and I gotta say I completely felt the same way as you . I *so* wanted to like it because I LOVE Anne Bogart and she is one of my heroes but man I was disappointed. <BR/><BR/>I got a feeling that she was angry with theatre or something so she was going to make us suffer to see it. But mostly i didn't even suffer. I just felt DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971226704327883196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1130653004830668542005-10-30T17:16:00.000+11:002005-10-30T17:16:00.000+11:00Hi Alan - thanks so much for your most interesting...Hi Alan - thanks so much for your most interesting contribution! Oddly, I was having a conversation last night precisely about this idea of the metaphor evolving from the material - partly in connection with Mnouchkine's work, and also with Bagryana Popov's work in <A HREF="http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com/2005/02/subclass26a.html" REL="nofollow">Subclass 26A</A> earlier this year - interestinglyAlison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1129595504356787242005-10-18T10:31:00.000+10:002005-10-18T10:31:00.000+10:00Yes, I've spoken to several people who loved Death...Yes, I've spoken to several people who <I>loved</I> <B>Death and the Ploughman</B>. But it sure did nothing for me. You're absolutely right, Chris, about the depth and range of this festival; and for me it's sparked so many interesting conversations, particularly with people who have had very different responses to the same work. It's one of the things which is making Melbourne feel very alive Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1129594709853081312005-10-18T10:18:00.000+10:002005-10-18T10:18:00.000+10:00Alison - I couldn't agree more with your critique ...Alison - I couldn't agree more with your critique of Death and the Ploughman. It was interesting to see the director speak of how she had seen a production of this text (the one which inspired her take) and closed her eyes in order to concentrate better on the words, which were not being supported by the action on stage. I felt a similar non-productive disjunct between text and image in this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com