Comments on: These Days Are Ours http://countercritic.com/2008/01/24/these-days-are-ours/ Keepin' it real. Real ugly. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Vivian http://countercritic.com/2008/01/24/these-days-are-ours/#comment-680 Vivian Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:47:04 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2008/01/24/these-days-are-ours/#comment-680 I am relieved to see that others share my opinion of this production. I felt the humor in the original play was not strong enough to make it a comedy (since it wasn't supposed to be) despite the director's haphazard attempt to force it to be so. We are thus left with a series of not very funny jokes and circumstances that only help to take a way from the poignancy of the drama in Beckett's play. This is an excellent review to a very disappointing production. I am relieved to see that others share my opinion of this production. I felt the humor in the original play was not strong enough to make it a comedy (since it wasn’t supposed to be) despite the director’s haphazard attempt to force it to be so. We are thus left with a series of not very funny jokes and circumstances that only help to take a way from the poignancy of the drama in Beckett’s play. This is an excellent review to a very disappointing production.

]]> By: Jun Nguyen http://countercritic.com/2008/01/24/these-days-are-ours/#comment-669 Jun Nguyen Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:14:35 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2008/01/24/these-days-are-ours/#comment-669 I felt much the same about this production, which diluted the power of Beckett's play. Unfortunately, most critics are bowing before Shaw and Warner as if they are infallible. Your critique, as the one in the VIllage Voice, which actually wasn't critical enough, were the few I read which I thought honest assessments. How refreshing!!! There is one other, really extensive and thorough, and it is blistering. You can find it here - http://nietzschecircle.com/hyperion081.html I felt much the same about this production, which diluted the power of Beckett’s play. Unfortunately, most critics are bowing before Shaw and Warner as if they are infallible. Your critique, as the one in the VIllage Voice, which actually wasn’t critical enough, were the few I read which I thought honest assessments. How refreshing!!!

There is one other, really extensive and thorough, and it is blistering. You can find it here -

http://nietzschecircle.com/hyperion081.html

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