Monday, September 17, 2007

The Theatre Count - Second Edition

This week brings four more shows to the theatre count.

Tonight I saw Trojan Women, which was part of the Fringe Festival. At first I wasn't sure what I thought, but now that I've been away from the theatre for an hour, I realize that I really enjoyed it. It was performed in an abandoned building. The performance space was really neat, especially since the luxurious fabrics of the costumes contrasted so starkly with the dusty brick rubble of the playing space.

Tomorrow night we see Pilgrims of the Night, which looks extremely weird. I might not like it, but I'll be sure to keep an open mind.

Wednesday is the preview of a very movement-based theatre piece (it may even qualify as a dance piece, I'm not exactly sure) called Incarnat. It's supposed to be raw and invigorating and I really hope it lives up to what I've heard about it.

Finally, on Saturday, the show I am most looking forward to: Grounded at The Ark. This is the youth theatre performance that I heard about during the director talkback session during Culture Night. The set looked amazing - ropes and a platform and small scale traffic lights.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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