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Feb. 11th, 2006 11:51 pmSo, one of these days I'm going to write one of those useful "what is ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lorimt actually doing these days. Today is not that day. Today I went to see "The Old Law" again For those of you in the Boston area, it is quite well done and worth the effort to get to. If you do, you might want to skip the cut text until after the show.
( Psychopath princes and morality within. )
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On a less analytical note, I really liked the technical aspects of this show as well as the acting. The set was particularly well-done. I've seen much bigger productions whose sets don't do nearly as much for the show. The adaptation of the play was also remarkable. They managed to semi-modernize certain aspects in a way that made the show easy to follow and connect to, while keeping the proper time and setting. This was partly a well-written script, and partly actors who lived their lines rather than reading them. This doesn't sound like much until you realize that parts are in iambic pentameter and the language was *not* modernized aside from a few interjections. I'd like to see more Shakespeare productions handled this well. It was an excellent show with a story that did get me to think, if not exactly along the lines of the original author. I strongly recommend it if you can make it next weekend.
lorimt actually doing these days. Today is not that day. Today I went to see "The Old Law" again For those of you in the Boston area, it is quite well done and worth the effort to get to. If you do, you might want to skip the cut text until after the show.( Psychopath princes and morality within. )
( Background )
( Objection )
( Response )
On a less analytical note, I really liked the technical aspects of this show as well as the acting. The set was particularly well-done. I've seen much bigger productions whose sets don't do nearly as much for the show. The adaptation of the play was also remarkable. They managed to semi-modernize certain aspects in a way that made the show easy to follow and connect to, while keeping the proper time and setting. This was partly a well-written script, and partly actors who lived their lines rather than reading them. This doesn't sound like much until you realize that parts are in iambic pentameter and the language was *not* modernized aside from a few interjections. I'd like to see more Shakespeare productions handled this well. It was an excellent show with a story that did get me to think, if not exactly along the lines of the original author. I strongly recommend it if you can make it next weekend.
