Comments on: The Oresteia – a review

By: kelly L.

kelly L. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:43:08 +0000

i’m doing a play in school about orestes any tips!?!

By: Thomas.k.

Thomas.k. — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:11:02 +0000

hi i was there that night and i you have any questions then ask and i think some of the teenagers there were mature enough to under stand the play and it was a great preformance the best i’ve seen any way so any questions or anything like that then email me.

jb says: Hi Thomas. There’s an email on the way.

By: Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:58:32 +0000

After reading your review, i disagree.
Although Belt Up theatre’s interpretation on Oresteia wasn’t played as traditional Greek tragedy, i thoroughly enjoyed the performance. They kept the audience captivated and worked the little space they had well. I was there on that night and happened to be one of the ‘goodly number of teenagers, most of whom looked as if they would have been more at home in a scary movie’, and i am studying Drama for a GCSE. The styles used were exactly what we need to study for our devised piece.

Thank you,
Rebecca Smith
Age 15

jb says: Hi Rebecca, thanks for the comment. When the performance was over we were sitting in the bar and saying how good it would have been to have the reactions of some of the teenagers, so it was good that you dropped by.
I’d be interested if you have more thoughts about the performance, for instance I wondered if the characterization of the furies could have been a little more subtle?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:47:52 +0000

Since you would like to talk to one of the teenagers that, and I quote “most of whom looked as if they would have been more at home in a scary movie” now is your chance. I was at the theatre that night and will answer any questions you have.
Thankyou
Thomas Ryalls
P.S. I know I probably wont get a reply to this but if you do reply, please do by e-mail (thomasryalls@hotmail.com)

jb says: OK, Thomas, there’s an email in the post to you.