tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post3218165787327740510..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Review: Beckett's ShortsAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-15642838631494570302009-04-26T17:34:00.000+10:002009-04-26T17:34:00.000+10:00yes, spot on as (nearly!) always, alison, many tha...yes, spot on as (nearly!) always, alison, many thanks. your comments on beckett's compassion are on the money, too, and i have to admit i'd never FELT his compassion especially greatly, but found it so strong in the performance of 'rockabye' (with its beautiful tender reading of the text in the voiceover) that i was moved to tears -- not an easy thing to do to me, outside of music! 'compassion'Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864916459321338405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-69411325678866729112009-04-25T09:36:00.000+10:002009-04-25T09:36:00.000+10:00Thanks, Duncan and Chance.Thanks, Duncan and Chance.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-6257641806784732042009-04-25T02:00:00.000+10:002009-04-25T02:00:00.000+10:00Alison,
I've been reading your blog for some time...Alison,<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for some time, and I find your reviews consistently perceptive and well-phrased. As someone living in NYC, I rarely get to see the shows you cover. But visiting Theatre Notes makes me feel that much closer to them. Thanks for all you do, especially for focusing on the more difficult, experimental work.Chance M.http://www.nervetank.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-13252420037845532242009-04-24T16:35:00.000+10:002009-04-24T16:35:00.000+10:00Hi,
I won't get to see this production but it is ...Hi,<br /><br />I won't get to see this production but it is really inspiring to hear you speak about theatre in those terms Alison, with such love for the art at all levels. Just pulled the plays off my shelf for what might be, compared to seeing them, vicarious pleasure. A telling reminder of why we participate, at any level, in the theatre. Thanks for the Friday afternoon pep-talk!<br /><br />Duncan Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902035523136117656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-90467785201750290792009-04-24T09:59:00.000+10:002009-04-24T09:59:00.000+10:00Mephistopholes, many thanks; and I hope you though...Mephistopholes, many thanks; and I hope you thought it as special as I did.<br /><br />Hi George - yes, I've been following your pieces on Beckett, which are fab - I hadn't realised, btw, that dialogue was missing from Come and Go on the dvd - gosh!! I think it a beautiful realisation but changing the end was strange... It's a real shame you can't pop into La Mama, because I know you'd enjoy themAlison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-87600705397305541592009-04-23T23:40:00.000+10:002009-04-23T23:40:00.000+10:00I'm sorry I can't be there. I've been going over t...I'm sorry I can't be there. I've been going over the shorter plays myself lately <A HREF="http://www.georgehunka.com/blog/index.cgi/Dramatists/Samuel_Beckett" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<br /><br />Poor benighted me, left with those squinty videos on YouTube. I'd especially liked to have seen <I>Breath</I>, the Damien Hirst film being what it is, but this sounds like an interesting way of doing a George Hunkahttp://www.georgehunka.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-33111062007045914702009-04-23T15:00:00.000+10:002009-04-23T15:00:00.000+10:00A magnificent review of a difficult writer to talk...A magnificent review of a difficult writer to talk about. <br /><br />I have tickets for tonight, and now I really can't wait.Cal Samsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797651891113341801noreply@blogger.com