Word: staging
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pinter's Lovers is about Sarah (Mary Moss) and Richard (David Tresemer) who snuff out their imaginary lovelifes with all the thrilling bile of a child smashing his toys--and all the satisfaction. The waste of suburban life has been spilled on stage before but Pinter's prim yet wrenching method invests the slush with a startling grace...
...Bruscantini scored a solid single in Cimarosa's 18-minute solo opera Il Maestro di Cappella, and then roared out loud as Bruscantini and Carlo Badioli, an even funnier man, rapped out a two-bass hit with the huffa-buffa La Cambiale di Matrimonio, Rossini's first stage work. This week the troupe will pack the show on their backs for a brief tour of the U.S. and Canada, where audiences will no doubt agree that while in North America, it is perfectly acceptable for the Piccolo Teatro Musicale to continue to do as the Romans...
...sound-the staccato rhythms of the dancers' feet, their sudden grunts and cries of desperation and, as the pace increases, the amplified lub-dub of a beating heart. A blood-red column rises like a fever thermometer against the black backdrop and dramatically expands to encompass the entire stage. The ballet closes on a muted note of hope: a boy and a girl are dancing together-albeit distantly-and a church organ is playing...
...attempt a Shakespeare production in the first place, and to take a stab at the often treacherous Merchant of Venice requires valor well beyond the ordinary. The astonishing thing is that those Dudley people just don't give a damn. They go right out onto that tiny Lehman Hall stage and play The Merchant of Venice. They seize the work by the lapels, shake it for nearly all they can hope to get out of it and throw what they find at the audience. If you are there to catch what they have, you'll be a pretty happy person...
...director Koivumaki's coordination of the individually engaging performers. They always work well with each other--even in the crowd scenes the level of concentration is high. Koivumaki also makes full use of his theatre and Arnold Clapman's attractive set by taking advantage of the balcony, both stage levels and the seating floor for his brisk blocking. He has at his disposal a set of costumes (credited to four girls) that have been carefully designed rather than simply produced...