tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post6493705589017178668..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Review: GhostsAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-76723014452459080292007-05-08T22:30:00.000+10:002007-05-08T22:30:00.000+10:00Well, Ibsen has always been misunderstood -- we re...Well, Ibsen has always been misunderstood -- we remember him best (and he has the strongest reputation for) his early "realistic" prose dramas (of which "Ghosts" and "A Doll's House" are two), whereas his later work, from "The Master Builder" on, really points the way to modernist theatre. When Ibsen is produced, it's always these early plays -- but "The Lady of the Sea" and "Rosmersholm" and "George Hunkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579255517402620982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-77553605798847469392007-05-07T12:30:00.000+10:002007-05-07T12:30:00.000+10:00Hi Nicholas, Benedict and Howard - thanks for your...Hi Nicholas, Benedict and Howard - thanks for your most interesting responses. And thanks too for the pointer to the Schaubuhne, Benedict - what an interesting program - Miller, Ibsen, Kane... I've never even heard of Debbie Tucker Green, and from my brief googling she looks fascinating. And Howard, great to see you here - that's a formidable program! I wish it hadn't been in my blank theatre Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-39560900142124915142007-05-07T09:16:00.000+10:002007-05-07T09:16:00.000+10:00Gee Alison what a pity you missed the Classics Pro...Gee Alison what a pity you missed the Classics Project that I did in 2000 - 2001 (?) in the Dandenongs & surrounds. We, that is, all the wonderful people of Chambers Theatre did the Dolls House, Ghosts (two productions), Hedda Gabler (two productions), The Father, Easter, Mrs Warren's Profession (two productions), Arms & the Man, Miss Julie, Hamlet, and Under Milk Wood. We did all of them a la Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-85963466009614869432007-05-06T21:11:00.000+10:002007-05-06T21:11:00.000+10:00Hi Alison,I saw a very interesting production of G...Hi Alison,<BR/><BR/>I saw a very interesting production of Ghosts (Gespenster) by Sebastian Nübling at the Schaubühne in Berlin this week.<BR/><BR/>Here is the link-<BR/><BR/>http://www.schaubuehne.de/spielplan/detailansicht.php?id_event_date=0&id_event_cluster=50601&id_language=1&PHPSESSID=e3ec8c7d75336920984bb8a55729692e<BR/><BR/>Along with Sarah Kane and Marius von Mayenburg, Ibsen is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-62448536231124095122007-05-06T19:11:00.000+10:002007-05-06T19:11:00.000+10:00Alison, I am so glad that you brought up the sad p...Alison, I am so glad that you brought up the sad point about heritage and reputation that gets in the way of Ibsen.<BR/>It happens all too often, and I concur that I have never really seen a production that hits the mark. <BR/><BR/>You mention the constant 'busy-ness' on stage. A response that I believe is based in a feeling of timidity to really tackle and deeply enter the text. I suspect that Nicholas Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765213293334506905noreply@blogger.com