I went to two shows at the National this week and had very different experiences at them both. Beyond the Horizon by American playwright Eugene O'Neil was amazing. The show is closing this week, and I really wanted to see it before it finished so I went with a friend of mine from school Tuesday night. The show has been sold out all summer, but the National holds 20 tickets for students and releases them at 9:30 in the morning for that evenings performance for just £10. The show is set on a small town farm in the South and two LAMDA grads played the lead roles. I was extremely impressed by the quality of the productions. The actors were all amazing and their American accents weren't too shabby.
Danton's Death is an early 1800s play by Georg Buchner about the French Revolution. This is a play that we had to see for Dartmouth, but was not my favorite. Absolutely nothing happens in the play except in a few short scenes. Danton, the main character, is pitted against Robespierre and has been hailed by critics as the first modern hero, but I wasn't able to stay interested at all. Fortunately, the show was under two hours and allowed me to get out in time to celebrate with my two friends from home who arrived Wednesday night-Colleen Herrmann and Charlie Giger!!
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