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smallhobbit) wrote2016-10-01 07:01 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2016-10-01 07:01 pm
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The Dresser
I saw that Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith were appearing in The Dresser at the Cheltenham Everyman (our local theatre) a few weeks ago. I've never seen Ken Stott on stage and it seemed the perfect opportunity to do so, without all the hassle of more than a half hour drive, so we booked tickets - getting good seats in the second row, despite not booking that far in advance - the joys of regional theatre.
It was an excellent decision. The play is about Sir, an aging actor-manager, played by Stott, who is overworked and almost having a breakdown. His company are performing a variety of plays in repetory in various locations during WWII. Shearsmith plays Norman, Sir's dresser, who has the job of keeping Sir going.
In the play the company are performing King Lear, which was rather amusing for us, having seen Lear at the weekend. And it does help knowing the plot of Lear. In fact, I'd like to see Stott as Lear - I think he would be very good.
This was one of those plays where within ten minutes I was completely drawn in. The acting was excellent - both hilarious and, by the end, poignant. The set was impressive, and revolved between Sir's dressing room and the wings of their theatre.
I felt for all the characters in their own ways and it was an absolute joy to watch. The play runs in London from next Wednesday for three months at the Duke of York's theatre, so if you're in London and have the opportunity, go and see it!
It was an excellent decision. The play is about Sir, an aging actor-manager, played by Stott, who is overworked and almost having a breakdown. His company are performing a variety of plays in repetory in various locations during WWII. Shearsmith plays Norman, Sir's dresser, who has the job of keeping Sir going.
In the play the company are performing King Lear, which was rather amusing for us, having seen Lear at the weekend. And it does help knowing the plot of Lear. In fact, I'd like to see Stott as Lear - I think he would be very good.
This was one of those plays where within ten minutes I was completely drawn in. The acting was excellent - both hilarious and, by the end, poignant. The set was impressive, and revolved between Sir's dressing room and the wings of their theatre.
I felt for all the characters in their own ways and it was an absolute joy to watch. The play runs in London from next Wednesday for three months at the Duke of York's theatre, so if you're in London and have the opportunity, go and see it!