I was wary about this play, having seen how the director, Ivo van Hove, minimalized, ripped it out of it's context, and, I believe ruined the production of "Hedda Gabler". I should have followed my instincts and avoided this new production. The story had been deconstructed to the point that it had no anchor. The passionate emotion had no arch, the characters were stripped of personality, and the play laboured to a senseless, tortured, finale that had become tedious for the audience. The set was a disaster of minimalism, that arbitrarily offends the senses. Once again, good actors were forced to work within chaotic direction, and, were wasted on this piece. I give it a 3 (bad) out of 10.
Shout by Nancy L DraperVIP 8BlockedParent2017-05-12T14:41:56Z
I was wary about this play, having seen how the director, Ivo van Hove, minimalized, ripped it out of it's context, and, I believe ruined the production of "Hedda Gabler". I should have followed my instincts and avoided this new production. The story had been deconstructed to the point that it had no anchor. The passionate emotion had no arch, the characters were stripped of personality, and the play laboured to a senseless, tortured, finale that had become tedious for the audience. The set was a disaster of minimalism, that arbitrarily offends the senses. Once again, good actors were forced to work within chaotic direction, and, were wasted on this piece. I give it a 3 (bad) out of 10.