Comments on: Lost in Translation: Play Reviews http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/ travel advice, tips, and stories Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geraldine http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1728 Geraldine Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:08:16 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1728 Lucy - oh, too true - while at least the play was in English (woefully, long, drawn-out English), I nevertheless felt a huge degree of guilt, knowing it was my fault. Which is funny, because if the situation was reversed, I wouldn't have blamed Rand or Ben (and it's not that they blamed me - rather, I blamed myself). Ah, well - we have an over-developed empathy gene, you and I. :) Lucy – oh, too true – while at least the play was in English (woefully, long, drawn-out English), I nevertheless felt a huge degree of guilt, knowing it was my fault. Which is funny, because if the situation was reversed, I wouldn’t have blamed Rand or Ben (and it’s not that they blamed me – rather, I blamed myself). Ah, well – we have an over-developed empathy gene, you and I. :)

]]> By: Lucy http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1727 Lucy Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:42:44 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1727 I went to see a play that turned out to be in spanish. Which neither me or the friend I dragged along speak. Fortunately, there was an intermission but it didn't come until an hour and a half in. It's so much worse if you're the one that's responsible for the pain. I went to see a play that turned out to be in spanish. Which neither me or the friend I dragged along speak. Fortunately, there was an intermission but it didn’t come until an hour and a half in. It’s so much worse if you’re the one that’s responsible for the pain.

]]> By: Geraldine http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1726 Geraldine Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:38:59 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1726 Holy cow - Hulk review Brilliant. Make Everywhereist laugh. Not smash. Holy cow – Hulk review Brilliant. Make Everywhereist laugh. Not smash.

]]> By: Geraldine http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1725 Geraldine Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:22:15 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1725 Elaine - we will totally be there, and excited to see the silver Rum baba tower statue. Elaine – we will totally be there, and excited to see the silver Rum baba tower statue.

]]> By: Suz http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1724 Suz Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:42:14 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1724 He does fold well. :D He does fold well. :D

]]> By: Elaine http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1723 Elaine Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:32:23 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1723 If your're coming over for SES (might be there myself, not made my mind up yet) then you 'might' enjoy this sculpture 'http://www.livincool.com/art/anish-kapoor-at-the-royal-accademy-of-arts-london' - won't make you laugh, but it is intriguing If your’re coming over for SES (might be there myself, not made my mind up yet) then you ‘might’ enjoy this sculpture ‘http://www.livincool.com/art/anish-kapoor-at-the-royal-accademy-of-arts-london‘ – won’t make you laugh, but it is intriguing

]]> By: Mike Perron http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1722 Mike Perron Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:20:14 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1722 I hope you were left with enough time to look at that big clock. I hope you were left with enough time to look at that big clock.

]]> By: Will Critchlow http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1721 Will Critchlow Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:06:34 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1721 I don't think this is a uniquely British thing. I find that I generally hate anything "critically acclaimed" and love the stuff they pan. I think if you watch too many plays or see too many movies (as critics must do in order to do their job) you lose touch with what normal people think is amusing and only see clever oblique references to other things you've seen. Or maybe that's just me. I don’t think this is a uniquely British thing. I find that I generally hate anything “critically acclaimed” and love the stuff they pan. I think if you watch too many plays or see too many movies (as critics must do in order to do their job) you lose touch with what normal people think is amusing and only see clever oblique references to other things you’ve seen.

Or maybe that’s just me.

]]> By: Phililp http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1720 Phililp Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1720 Aren't <i>all</i> of Beckett's plays his most depressing? Did you at least get ice cream? We saw a lot of shows when we were in London, but our favorite part was that you could eat ice cream in the theater. Aren’t all of Beckett’s plays his most depressing? Did you at least get ice cream? We saw a lot of shows when we were in London, but our favorite part was that you could eat ice cream in the theater.

]]> By: Ciarán http://www.everywhereist.com/lost-in-translation-play-reviews/#comment-1719 Ciarán Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:52:48 +0000 http://www.everywhereist.com/?p=1154#comment-1719 No, Brits can give sincere reviews. Try Matthew Norman, The Guardian's restaurant reviwer - more than once I've seen him give scores of 1 or 0. Here's a recent example. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/matthewnorman. Whilst this review of The Hulk is one of the finest reviews, of any kind, I've ever read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jun/13/actionandadventure.sciencefictionandfantasy. It's just that nearly all theatre reviewers, in any country I've been to, think Beckett is ace. He's not. He's shite. No, Brits can give sincere reviews. Try Matthew Norman, The Guardian’s restaurant reviwer – more than once I’ve seen him give scores of 1 or 0. Here’s a recent example. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/matthewnorman. Whilst this review of The Hulk is one of the finest reviews, of any kind, I’ve ever read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jun/13/actionandadventure.sciencefictionandfantasy.

It’s just that nearly all theatre reviewers, in any country I’ve been to, think Beckett is ace. He’s not. He’s shite.

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