Posts filed under “theatre”.
Getting to the Bottom of Beckett
Waiting for Godot brought in enough money to enable Beckett to buy himself a Paris flat and a small house in the country where he did much of his work. Other than simple everyday needs, his expenditure on himself stopped there. His French publisher was often in financial difficulties and Beckett not only forewent royalties [...]
Worth the Wait? Godot in Leeds.
POZZO: (suddenly furious.) Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It’s abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one day I went blind, one day we’ll go deaf, one day we were born, one day we shall die, the same day, the [...]
Peer Gynt
The main thing in life is to fill one’s belly. Peer Gynt. With Peer Gynt things are progressing very slowly and finishing in the autumn is out of the question. It is a terribly intractable subject, except in some places, such as where Solveig sings, which I have already completed. And then I have produced [...]
Yo-Yo Ma plays; Lil Buck breakdancing
Some guys having fun with grace and elegance:
Marilyn Munroe and the Actors Studio
Marilyn was introduced to Lee Strasberg early in 1955. Strasberg had been the artistic director of the Actors Studio since 1948 and was principally known for the Method, an approach to the art of acting based on the teachings of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Marilyn Munroe was deeply concerned with her identity throughout her life. Babtised as [...]
