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smallhobbitGoing to London to see a play two days after returning from Vienna wasn't ideal, but it's only on for seven weeks, and by the time I'd eliminated two Saturdays because I'm working, two more already booked for plays, and going the day before we flew was never going to be a good idea, there really wasn't much choice.
I wouldn't have gone, but Sam Troughton was in it, and I really didn't want to miss anything he was in. As a bonus Stephen Boxer, another actor I like was also in it.
The play, a new one by Nina Raine, was at the National Theatre, on the Dorfman Stage. When I picked up my ticket it said 'restricted view', so I presumed it meant I'd bought a cheap ticket partially behind a pillar. It turned out to be a front row ticket about three feet away from the transverse stage, which was at roughly seat height. So the view was only restricted if an actor was standing directly in front, and in reality it was an excellent view.
Stories is about a woman who has reached the age of 39 and wishes to have a child. And the 'stories' follow her as she tries to find a suitable surrogate father. It's another play which looks at what could be termed a modern dilemma. I didn't have a great deal of sympathy for Anna, not because of her longing for a child, but because she seemed so un self-aware. And while the play did look at a number of issues, I was still left wondering how Anna would cope when the child started to exert its own independence when she couldn't accept the independence of those she was approaching to be donors.
Sam Troughton played all six of the donors, giving each one different personalities. Admittedly most were a slight characature, but that was necessary to establish them in a very short time. It was so good to see him as six different individuals.
I quite enjoyed the play, and didn't regret going up to London to see it, but wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
I wouldn't have gone, but Sam Troughton was in it, and I really didn't want to miss anything he was in. As a bonus Stephen Boxer, another actor I like was also in it.
The play, a new one by Nina Raine, was at the National Theatre, on the Dorfman Stage. When I picked up my ticket it said 'restricted view', so I presumed it meant I'd bought a cheap ticket partially behind a pillar. It turned out to be a front row ticket about three feet away from the transverse stage, which was at roughly seat height. So the view was only restricted if an actor was standing directly in front, and in reality it was an excellent view.
Stories is about a woman who has reached the age of 39 and wishes to have a child. And the 'stories' follow her as she tries to find a suitable surrogate father. It's another play which looks at what could be termed a modern dilemma. I didn't have a great deal of sympathy for Anna, not because of her longing for a child, but because she seemed so un self-aware. And while the play did look at a number of issues, I was still left wondering how Anna would cope when the child started to exert its own independence when she couldn't accept the independence of those she was approaching to be donors.
Sam Troughton played all six of the donors, giving each one different personalities. Admittedly most were a slight characature, but that was necessary to establish them in a very short time. It was so good to see him as six different individuals.
I quite enjoyed the play, and didn't regret going up to London to see it, but wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
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