Mmm, violent Shakespeare!
Jul. 28th, 2005 11:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruSo, I went with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aneles to see the lovely Shakespearean play, "Titus Andronicus" tonight. That was definitely an experience in and of itself. And getting back home was also an interesting adventure, seeing as we had to get back without quite knowing where we were, in the dark. With lightning. And lots of rain. But! Got home we did, else I wouldn't be writing this right now, ne?
In any case, I got to see the talentedtoxicsmile86 perform, which made me happy. You were awesome, but in particular, I thought the way you carried yourself(definitely conveyed a feeling of NOT NICE and looking damn awesome while doing it) and the way you fought were really nifty. <3 <3
As far as the play itself goes, I knew a little about the play before going into it. Even so, I was still unprepared for how intense the performance was, and how violent the play is. It was also probably the messiest play I've ever seen, with pie and sand and blood and water and so on all being used and spat out and thrown about and so on and so forth. On a slightly different note though, I also really liked how the actor who played Titus performed. He definitely straddled the entire emotional spectrum, and did it well.
All in all, I enjoyed the performance, and I'd like to read the play now so I can get a bit more of the nuances of it and the motives behind some of the characters. Knowing Shakespeare, there was probably a lot more in the realm of language and play on words than what I caught, so I'd like to see what more I can find.
aneles was probably right though. It was probably a play Shakespeare wrote when he was having a bad day. XD
aneles to see the lovely Shakespearean play, "Titus Andronicus" tonight. That was definitely an experience in and of itself. And getting back home was also an interesting adventure, seeing as we had to get back without quite knowing where we were, in the dark. With lightning. And lots of rain. But! Got home we did, else I wouldn't be writing this right now, ne?In any case, I got to see the talented
toxicsmile86 perform, which made me happy. You were awesome, but in particular, I thought the way you carried yourself(definitely conveyed a feeling of NOT NICE and looking damn awesome while doing it) and the way you fought were really nifty. <3 <3As far as the play itself goes, I knew a little about the play before going into it. Even so, I was still unprepared for how intense the performance was, and how violent the play is. It was also probably the messiest play I've ever seen, with pie and sand and blood and water and so on all being used and spat out and thrown about and so on and so forth. On a slightly different note though, I also really liked how the actor who played Titus performed. He definitely straddled the entire emotional spectrum, and did it well.
All in all, I enjoyed the performance, and I'd like to read the play now so I can get a bit more of the nuances of it and the motives behind some of the characters. Knowing Shakespeare, there was probably a lot more in the realm of language and play on words than what I caught, so I'd like to see what more I can find.
aneles was probably right though. It was probably a play Shakespeare wrote when he was having a bad day. XD![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2005-07-29 01:45 pm (UTC)"Exeunt spewing blood." she always says, and I cannot describe to you her tone and facial expression, but they are the best ever, half dark admiration and half disbelief that SERIOUSLY someone WROTE THIS DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER, and the SAME SOMEONE is responsible for HAMLET.
Also check out the movie adaptation, called, I believe 'Titus.' It is very good, but will leave you feeling very dirty.
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Date: 2005-07-30 01:20 am (UTC)I've heard of 'Titus'. Maybe I'll try to catch it at some point. Anthony Hopkins starred as Titus, didn't he?
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Date: 2005-07-30 08:08 pm (UTC)I wish you hadn't gone off so fast, though. I really wanted to talk to you...but, we have chores we have to do before we're allowed to talk to others...
In any case...THANKS!