tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post4487185817118952764..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: 'Kafka on wheels'William Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-16997411598488848702010-05-14T00:34:59.705+01:002010-05-14T00:34:59.705+01:00I saw an extraordinary production of Godot at the ...I saw an extraordinary production of Godot at the Southwark Playhouse performed by <a href="http://www.godotcompany.com/index1.htm" rel="nofollow">The Godot Company</a>, a collective theatrical company run with John Calder who was Beckett's publisher of course. The company of actors all knew multiple roles and so the cast was different each night and I found the evening completely intoxicating. Never have I been so pulled by the opposing forces of humanity and futility.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-65821993281569094662010-05-13T12:10:57.048+01:002010-05-13T12:10:57.048+01:00It sounds a tad worthy. Perhaps as you say it nee...It sounds a tad worthy. Perhaps as you say it needs to be performed, certainly I've never found reading plays particularly rewarding.<br /><br />I've no idea what a novel in dramatic form is. It sounds suspiciously like a lot of words which boiled down mean it's a play.<br /><br />On Godot, I saw it for the first time only recently. The McKellen/Stewart production. I wasn't familiar with the play beyond the basics so it was a huge surprise when Pozzo turned up. He made for a slightly irritating element in the first half, transforming to something quite disturbing in the second.<br /><br />"It seemed to me he saw us."<br /><br />I was being dim that day, so it took me a while to work out why there were a large number of SF fans waiting outside talking about Star Trek and the X-Men. Most of them left at half time, disappointed no doubt by the lack of psychic duels or whatever. I hope though a few found a new interest, even if an unexpected one.Max Cairnduffhttp://www.pechorinsjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com