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I've had this migraine which has been following me around since the weekend so I am not up for a precise detailed review of this performance, but I do want to say...
Go see it!!
This is one of those Shakespeare plays which I never got around to reading in its entirety because, well, it kind of drags. Correction, it reeeeallly drags.
However, as in the case of their production of "Cymbeline," ASP does a great job of transforming a sow's ear into a very cunning chapeau (it manages to be a few steps up from the matching silk purse).
It starts off with a lively rendition of the Stan Rogers's version of "Barrett's Privateers" (I can identify the version because they even throw in the little whoopss), and numerous other songs help to enliven the setting of a wild stormy stretch of coastline.
The actor who plays Pericles (when oh when will ASP make their Web site accessible??) is extremely charming, delivering many moments of comic timing, and never descending into a totally depressing emo boy during the sad scenes. (Note: the subject matter of this play involves some references and/or portrayals of incest and intended rape, so it may be disturbing for some people.)
This play also manages to toss in some random pirates, which leads to one of the best "What just happened?" moments ever.
Go see it!!
This is one of those Shakespeare plays which I never got around to reading in its entirety because, well, it kind of drags. Correction, it reeeeallly drags.
However, as in the case of their production of "Cymbeline," ASP does a great job of transforming a sow's ear into a very cunning chapeau (it manages to be a few steps up from the matching silk purse).
It starts off with a lively rendition of the Stan Rogers's version of "Barrett's Privateers" (I can identify the version because they even throw in the little whoopss), and numerous other songs help to enliven the setting of a wild stormy stretch of coastline.
The actor who plays Pericles (when oh when will ASP make their Web site accessible??) is extremely charming, delivering many moments of comic timing, and never descending into a totally depressing emo boy during the sad scenes. (Note: the subject matter of this play involves some references and/or portrayals of incest and intended rape, so it may be disturbing for some people.)
This play also manages to toss in some random pirates, which leads to one of the best "What just happened?" moments ever.
