Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sienna Miller’s Striking ‘Julie’ Lifts New Revision
Bloomberg.com: "“After Miss Julie” is Patrick Marber’s “version” of Strindberg’s tragedy, “Miss Julie.” It transposes the play to England and updates it from the 1880s to July 1945 when the Labour Party came into power."
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"Updating" a show is far too often a mistake. If the script makes no sense with the location its placed in the show won't make sense. I can think of a million Shakespeare plays that have attempted to be modernized and just don't fit with the time period given to them. This also seems similar to the Othello production which opened recently, that tried to glam up the show with tv screens and cell phones. Modernizing a show doesn't make it better or more hip, and neither does extra added sex. I look forward to seeing a play that modernizes the play's setting successfully, because recent attempts haven't done well.
I find the concept of this show very interesting because they are taking a show that has been around a long time and they are making a sequel, by someone who didn't write the original. It feels like such a debauchery of a classic show. Especially since it is such a sad show with such a climactic ending. And from the article it feels like they did a bad job of adapting it, which is really a shame. If its not broke, don't fix it.
I would like to comment on what michael has said. He says that "updating" a show is too often a mistake. If done with the proper care and concern, updating a show can make it accessible to an entirely new generation. When people try and force a traditional story into a new modern setting, then it doesn't work. But if you carefully choose elements to modernize, it can have a great effect.
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