It was... low. It was vulgar; far too much tit-grabbing (and not only from the outside of the blouse), far too many actresses in lingerie. The play seems to want to be tragi-comic -- the comic parts were okay, but the dramatic parts, despite the acting, were diluted by the playwright/director's insistence on constant disrobing, gratuitous half-nudity, and downright pornographic contact between the actors. I am not puritanical, and I can stomach (even full) nudity in art, as long as I feel that it is justified. I can't see that it was necessary in this play, supposedly a very good one. The very well-executed gimmick of two actors for each character (one verbalizing the character's thoughts, and performing "mental" facial expressions and gesticulations) does not redeem the play of its vulgarity. A pity.
Passion Porn
It was... low. It was vulgar; far too much tit-grabbing (and not only from the outside of the blouse), far too many actresses in lingerie. The play seems to want to be tragi-comic -- the comic parts were okay, but the dramatic parts, despite the acting, were diluted by the playwright/director's insistence on constant disrobing, gratuitous half-nudity, and downright pornographic contact between the actors. I am not puritanical, and I can stomach (even full) nudity in art, as long as I feel that it is justified. I can't see that it was necessary in this play, supposedly a very good one. The very well-executed gimmick of two actors for each character (one verbalizing the character's thoughts, and performing "mental" facial expressions and gesticulations) does not redeem the play of its vulgarity. A pity.
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