Sunday, September 20, 2009
Fake, With Guinan as Arthur Conan Doyle, Opens in Chicago Sept. 20
Playbill News: "Steppenwolf Theatre Company's world premiere of writer-director Eric Simonson's Fake, featuring 'Sherlock Holmes' writer Arthur Conan Doyle as a character, opens Sept. 20 after previews from Sept. 10."
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Interesting premise! I wasn't aware Arthur Conan Doyle had any political connection with evolutionary theory; the closest I can think of is his book The Lost World.
From the tone of the article, it seems as if the play is set up like a mystery story, with Conan Doyle filling the part of Sherlock Holmes. I'm quite curious to how this plays out structurally. How much is historically accurate and how much is fabrication? Is Conan Doyle a Holmes surrogate, even though he hated the character?
I'd love to see some more information. And a script.
This show looks amazing. I'm a huge fan of the Sherlock Holmes novels, and this is a wonderful, and a singular look at the man who wrote them. It's also rather ironic that they're turning the writer into the subject. Regardless, this play looks hilarious as well as well executed. I'd also like to know how much of this is accurate, and how much is extrapolation or downright fiction. I also love that they're looking for the "ape-man" missing link. They're taking people from an older era, and making them modern and relevant by mixing in themes that are relevant, and still argued about today.
I hope I can see a performance of this some time soon!
The impression I got from this article makes the play seem like it's one of those Mystery Party things. What worries me about that setup would be what would encourage people to see the same play multiple times. Once the big reveal happens, I'd assume that the play looses some of it's enjoyment factor. I understand that people see the same play multiple times because they enjoy how it's been presented compares to other performances, but I wonder how well this plays stands up after the initial viewing.
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