Pride and Prejudice *sort Of was a bit of a romp last night.
A comedy version of Austin’s novel played from the perspective of five maids who Reinact the the lives of the Bennett family and their romantic connections with Wickham, Bingley and Darcy.
It’s clever and incredibly well acted and has comic timing to die for as the five leads play four of the Bennett sisters, and all the other main characters sans Mr Bennett who we only “see” silently sitting behind his newspaper.
The maid thing, is a loose connection as the novel is deftly covered from start to finish without much input from them. Mrs Bennett (Dannie Harris) is now detected as a potty mouthed, drunk with an east end accent where as Lizzie( Emmy Stonelake) is a buxom Welsh Nessa with hefty calves and who bursts into Carly Simons’ You’re so Vain when she meets Darcy for the first time.
So you get the idea
It’s all very silly, and well done.
But as the audience clapped away at the cast belting out Bonnie Tyler’s Holding Out For A Hero, I couldn’t help thinking it was the froth that many audiences want right at this moment and although I laughed , I’d seen enough by the end of the first half.
So what today?
A bit of shopping, booking flights to Barcelona too…..it’s cold so I’m making soup too.
Hey ho
"You walked into the Party, like you were walking onto a yacht" the soundtrack of my teenage years.
ReplyDeleteMine too….I loved LET THE RIVER FLOW from working girl too
DeleteA bit of feel good froth, we all need that at times. xx
ReplyDeleteToo much is too much lol
DeleteFroth and soup. What a combination.
ReplyDeleteBarcelona should be interesting. I was last there about 30 years ago!
They still having finished the cathedral
DeleteIt's good to see new takes on old classics!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Jane would have made of the swearing
DeleteThat sounds very interesting, and a bit of froth is just necessary sometimes isn't it. I hope you got those tickets, it's so cold here today just the thought of Barcelona is cheerful.
ReplyDeleteAll booked and paid for as is the apartment we are staying in
DeleteI love to hear the old songs. I am always amazed at how the lyrics come right back to me when the music starts!
ReplyDeleteAs long as you don’t sing along in the theatre x lol
DeleteEarlier this year I read P & P for the 5th time in my life - and, though I wish I didn't, still have trouble with Austen's style of writing despite having so very many admirers - and also despite us now knowing that her editor mucked around with her manuscripts as well as correcting her misspellings, her punctuation and grammatical errors. (Apparently she was particularly weak at judging where to place paragraphs). Having read all her novels more than once, and seen numerous films, yet still attempting to grasp her genius which must be in there somewhere, I think this theatrical interpretation you saw would be just the kind of thing I need to give me a new and entertaining angle on the best known of her works, froth and all! Pleased you enjoyed at least the first half - as I feel I would have too, maybe moreso.
ReplyDeleteInteresting Raymondo , I’ve read it once and found it a bit laborious. I much prefer the Keira knightly production and I adored Ang Lee’s Sense and sensibility
DeleteYes ' laborious' is the precise right word for how I too find most of Austen.
DeleteI did see both the films you mention though can't recall a single thing about either of them. Have to see if they're available online for free somewhere.
So you'd had enough froth by the end of the 1st half, eh? Wink, wink, nudge. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a d delightful outing.
At 30*C here, it's too warm for soup. Hope you enjoy yours!
Hugs!
Leak and potato
DeleteIt was lovely too
Having your tickets to Barcelona moves things forward...a holiday in the works is always good. The frothy angle of the performance bringing laughter to all is uplifting. Don't we all need to laugh more.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more attractive in people than a proper laugh. That’s why I love the photo of my sister and brother in law in the previous post so much, it’s candid and real
DeleteWhen are you ever home with your dogs
ReplyDeleteWhen did you go to the dogs Anon? Boom boom
DeleteMore than most pet owners I expect anon, more than most
DeleteWhile in Barcelona, if you go to the big central market, on the backside of the building outside is a little shop, 'Churros y Chocolate...great churros and delicious hot chocolate.
ReplyDeleteOn my list , a friend has told me about the market , sounds delightful
DeleteIt's good weather to be dreaming about Barcelona! It's chilly here too, and can't decide between sun and rain.
ReplyDeleteIt’s only a few days but the mini drama of booking our flights has made it real and rather exciting
DeleteI'd enjoy it just for You're So Vain.
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