The Tragedy Recreation of Richard III
The performance of Richard III is a fruitless play about a play that begins in a car park; the residence of long lost Richard III’s skeleton. This piece combines contemporary theatre with Shakespearean theatre to supposedly engage the audience’s understanding and reflection of the nature of evil, the value of Shakespeare and traditionalism of plays. Richard III was co-written by Daniel Evans and Marcel Dorney and directed by Daniel Evans as a recreation of the classic Richard III and an exploration of the legend of this famous king. However, it was a disappointment to attend at La Boit Theatre and the dramatic meaning was lost. The approach whilst mildly interesting and having clearly used the elements …show more content…
For a writer to create hints of their work for the audience it creates more of an emphasis of that situation or idea. However, Dan Evans’ did not use foreshadowing resulting in a negative corollary for my own enjoyment of his play. An example of this lack of foreshadowing was when his character Elizabeth I comes out of the wings in black underwear and an extravagant wig. I was expecting an astonishing scene full of symbolism, but my insinuation was wrong, and she says “I control everything, just like your government.” This spoiled the scene for me, and especially as it was what could be considered the ‘climax’ to the already non-linear plot line. As much as Daniel Evans’ is ‘edgy’, his ideas and philosophies are interesting, and I was preparing my perusal into compelling interpretations, but it was ruined straight away by one simple …show more content…
The actors were not perfect, and I found some of the actors better than the others, but all together the acting sufficed, and was the better part of the play. His use of pace was well done; the play was not too quick or too slow. Although I did not like the music played in the ‘random dance’ scene transitions, the second scene transition where the lights flickered, the sounds of white noise being morphed, and everything becoming louder and louder, was a superb directing choice, as it was one of the very few components of the play that created
The performance of Richard III is a fruitless play about a play that begins in a car park; the residence of long lost Richard III’s skeleton. This piece combines contemporary theatre with Shakespearean theatre to supposedly engage the audience’s understanding and reflection of the nature of evil, the value of Shakespeare and traditionalism of plays. Richard III was co-written by Daniel Evans and Marcel Dorney and directed by Daniel Evans as a recreation of the classic Richard III and an exploration of the legend of this famous king. However, it was a disappointment to attend at La Boit Theatre and the dramatic meaning was lost. The approach whilst mildly interesting and having clearly used the elements …show more content…
For a writer to create hints of their work for the audience it creates more of an emphasis of that situation or idea. However, Dan Evans’ did not use foreshadowing resulting in a negative corollary for my own enjoyment of his play. An example of this lack of foreshadowing was when his character Elizabeth I comes out of the wings in black underwear and an extravagant wig. I was expecting an astonishing scene full of symbolism, but my insinuation was wrong, and she says “I control everything, just like your government.” This spoiled the scene for me, and especially as it was what could be considered the ‘climax’ to the already non-linear plot line. As much as Daniel Evans’ is ‘edgy’, his ideas and philosophies are interesting, and I was preparing my perusal into compelling interpretations, but it was ruined straight away by one simple …show more content…
The actors were not perfect, and I found some of the actors better than the others, but all together the acting sufficed, and was the better part of the play. His use of pace was well done; the play was not too quick or too slow. Although I did not like the music played in the ‘random dance’ scene transitions, the second scene transition where the lights flickered, the sounds of white noise being morphed, and everything becoming louder and louder, was a superb directing choice, as it was one of the very few components of the play that created