tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post7495579470167389351..comments2024-03-14T11:08:57.248+02:00Comments on The Reading Armchair: 10 Book to Celebrate World Theatre DayKonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-1272161793043092402015-04-16T14:11:56.684+03:002015-04-16T14:11:56.684+03:00Yes, I wish there were more recordings. It's d...Yes, I wish there were more recordings. It's difficult to attend to many performances in-person. I hope that in a few days I will go to Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It will be a greek production, but it seems amazing.Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-50646554311636018962015-04-16T05:15:57.142+03:002015-04-16T05:15:57.142+03:00Haha, yup, I just totally threw myself into the wo...Haha, yup, I just totally threw myself into the world of theatre this year xD I just wish I could attend more performances in-person; thank goodness for DVD recordings! (it's just too bad there's some performances from the 2000s at the Globe that weren't recorded or made to DVD...there's a Marlowe performance of <i>Edward II</i> that I'd love to see just because of the cast/heard good things about it xD) It's been a few years since I read Lorca's plays but I remember enjoying The Blood Wedding =)Lianne @ eclectictales.comhttp://www.eclectictales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-42432704768081385922015-03-31T17:59:42.036+03:002015-03-31T17:59:42.036+03:00Wow! You have really dug into theatre! But I love ...Wow! You have really dug into theatre! But I love this art form. The Blood Wedding by Lorca is amazing, don't you agree? The best experience in theatre for me was when I was able to attend a performance of the Death of a Salesman. <br />I haven't really read/watched a play by Christopher Marlowe, although I'd like very much too. Others that I like include Brecht and Ionesco.Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-34566730467553227392015-03-31T16:38:53.923+03:002015-03-31T16:38:53.923+03:00I had no idea it was World Theatre Day last week! ...I had no idea it was World Theatre Day last week! Wonderful list; I've been reading a lot of Shakespeare last year and this year (as well as watching a few stage productions filmed for DVD), which I'm having a lot of fun with. I've started expanding a bit to other contemporaries like Christopher Marlowe and Tom Ford. Other plays I've read from include Federico Garcia Lorca, Henrik Ibsen, Arthur Miller, and Calderon de la Barca. I hope to get around to Moliere at some point as well as others on my queue (the playwright who wrote <i>The Changeling</i> escapes my mind right now, but I also have Ben Johnson on the list) :)Lianne @ eclectictales.comhttp://www.eclectictales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-7314934419506699342015-03-30T16:13:21.748+03:002015-03-30T16:13:21.748+03:00Thank you very much! I put a lot of effort and lov...Thank you very much! I put a lot of effort and love into it and I'm glad that you like it! :)Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-91439086453575248952015-03-30T14:01:44.702+03:002015-03-30T14:01:44.702+03:00Great post! I love your blog design, it's ador...Great post! I love your blog design, it's adorable!<br /><br />emily-confessionsofabookaholic.blogspot.co.ukEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509891266988043903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-22161321078895971412015-03-28T17:43:58.411+02:002015-03-28T17:43:58.411+02:00Shakespeare's language is a little difficult. ...Shakespeare's language is a little difficult. In school we only did some ancient greek tragedies, like Sophocles, Aeschylus..Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-5194565223749688092015-03-28T12:53:15.792+02:002015-03-28T12:53:15.792+02:00I haven't picked up any play ever to read. Wha...I haven't picked up any play ever to read. Whatever I have read, I read it in school and the only one I remember reading is Romeo And Juliet. Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157866711237961728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-37340393946278245522015-03-28T11:22:24.584+02:002015-03-28T11:22:24.584+02:00In the university I had a lesson about acting and ...In the university I had a lesson about acting and everytime we read a monologue from a classic play. That way I learnt a lot plays and I've read much more since then. Moreover I always enjoying going to the theatre, so I would recommended. It's a different experience from that you get in the cinema. <br />Now I'm rereading the post I feel that I've left out of the list many important playwrights, such as the Irish Samuell Becket or the American Tennessee Williams!Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-16372872092558707352015-03-28T11:18:56.004+02:002015-03-28T11:18:56.004+02:00I haven't watched Sleuth, but I really want to...I haven't watched Sleuth, but I really want to since I like Laurence Olivier! And later this week there is a chance of going watch a performance of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by a local theatre.Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-50731897879632680222015-03-28T01:13:40.126+02:002015-03-28T01:13:40.126+02:00sleuth, amadeus and virginia wolf kick ass!!(judgi...sleuth, amadeus and virginia wolf kick ass!!(judging by their film adaptations)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953667736056236013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-91301459142202652082015-03-27T21:12:56.190+02:002015-03-27T21:12:56.190+02:00I've woefully neglected plays for most of my l...I've woefully neglected plays for most of my life, which is a real mistake. We did study The Merchant Of Venice in school, which I really enjoyed, as well as The Plough And The Stars (an amazing Irish play about the consequences of the 1016 Easter Rising in Dublin which caused riots when it was first published back in the early twenties because it didn't portray the rebels as heroes, which is not something that is safe to do after a civil war). Anyway, thanks so much for these recommendations because theatre seems like a really rich medium that I may try to get into over the coming months and years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com