Word: kingly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...favorite leading man, Jean Marais. Marais asked for a part in which he did not speak in Act One, shed tears of joy in Act Two and fell backwards down stairs in Act Three. But Cocteau also chose to use the play to explore the mysterious drowning of King Ludwig II of Bavaria...
...world in response to the assasination of her husband. Seen by no one, she leads a nomadic existence, sleeping in a different castle every night and avoiding all company. On the 10th anniversary of her husband's murder, Stanislas, a young anarchist poet who just happens to be the king's exact double, climbs up to her window to kill her. His mission is thwarted though, because he faints. And so begins the fanciful plot of mind games and political intrigue...
Hamel pays close attention to chosen details, such as the bowl of green apples and the secret door behind the King's portrait. The library is dominated by a banner of a two-headed eagle and a large staircase, and this scene nicely captures the gothic feeling of the play's fomenting intrigue. The Queen's bedroom is also perfect example of mood decorating, all dark blue curtains and mellow lighting...
...Bishop favors innovation rather than textual adherence. Her crosscasting of Ariel and Sebastian, the brother of Alonso, King of Naples certainly holds some potential for subversive entertainment. But in this production of The Tempest, that potential is never realized. The fault lies not with the interpretations themselves, but with sheer carelessness and bad acting. What the text clearly demands, the actor fail to supply...
...least we can say that we belong to a definite generation that isn't solely defined by our interest in video games and heavy metal music. I was always a little jealous of my parents who did things in college like march on Washington with Martin Luther King, watch the Kennedy-Nixon debates live and go to Beatles concerts...