The plot was not really related to Shakspeare's play; it was mostly about contemporary public.
The performance is called "As you like it" and it's only 1.5 hours long.
The performance started in a very original way. Some people dressed as workpeople carried a big artificial tree with a living dog on it throw the hall, by the way jogging and striking spectators with it. That was a shock! But then... they carried a woking fountain! Most people sitting in the stalls became wet (the hall was quite little). However, they were given towels then. After it, half-naked actors appeared on the scene and started to dress themselves. We felt like being behind the curtain, and it was really so in some way, as a couple of minutes after the actors put on all the wearing, "audience" appeared. They were chatting, talking on the phone, lauphing, and drinking. When the actors started to play for this "audience", they maintained the same behaviour. They commented different actions, their telephones were ringing all the time; every time they said something, the performance stopped. The play itself consisted in a love story of Piram and Fisba, which was represented in quite a funny way, with tricks and sleights of hands in order to entertain the "audience". It would be to difficult to explaint the final part of the performance, as it had too many details and metaphorical meanings. I believe you should watch it yourself, it is brilliant.
This performance seems to be very interesting. The description of this play reminded me another play called 'Noises off' by Michael Frayn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noises_Off. 'Noisis off' is also some kind of performance inside a performance. Acrually, I haven't ever watched this play (I was in a theater twice in my lufe as well). However, I figured in lots of plays, and 'Noise off' was the play I and my school friends wanted to figure in. We didn't manage to and chose some other play instead, though.
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds interesting! I should see this performance. According to your description, if it is true of course, seems like that I won’t regret of that. As for me, I advise you to watch the “Wolves and Sheep” in the Petr Fomenko’s theater.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I haven’t been to theaters for a long time because of lack of time. But I’ll have some time on the winter holidays, so I hope in the nearest future I’ll visit it!
I watched this performance in Fomenko, you know^^ I liked it, just the same as other Fomenko's performances
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