NYTimes.com: "Whether they were examining social ills of the near-present, investigating governmental lapses of the past or envisioning a nightmare future, the British writers presenting new work this year at the Traverse Theater, the locus of much of the most ambitious playwriting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, were in a distinctly gloomy frame of mind."
Monday, September 01, 2008
Gloom (and Rain) Set the Tone for New Plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
NYTimes.com: "Whether they were examining social ills of the near-present, investigating governmental lapses of the past or envisioning a nightmare future, the British writers presenting new work this year at the Traverse Theater, the locus of much of the most ambitious playwriting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, were in a distinctly gloomy frame of mind."
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Although I did not see either of the productions that are mentioned in the article, while I was at the Fringe, I did see a play called Terminus. It is one of my favorite pieces of theatre that I have ever seen. As stated in the article, it continues the dark and gloomy theme. However this contained comedy and was actually (no matter how often this is said) made me laugh and cry. The piece was about three characters that were all somehow connected, and the story is told in a series of monologues. However, the theme that I remember the most was emphasized the set. It looks as if a mirror had been broken and the proscenium arch was the frame and there were pieces scattered and rigged inside the frame. Each character stood on one of the broken pieces. What I took from this is that all of these seemingly divided pieces are actually different views of yourself. It was a vary powerful piece.
While I did not see any of the pieces this year, in years past some of the best work I have ever seen has come from this festival. Several years ago there was an amazing version of Clockwork Orange. Overall though the festival is a great experience and I can't wait to go back again.
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