Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Dressed-Up Theatre

What do you conclude when everyone comes out of a play and says, 'Weren't the costumes fantastic?' (as so many people said to me on Monday night after the Royal Exchange production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband)?
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4 comments:

Frances said...

That Wardrobe was on a roll but the actors were still mentally Christmas Shopping?

10:13 am
Elizabeth Baines said...

Hah!

3:18 pm
The Poet Laura-eate said...

That it's a quality play as many can't be bothered with such triviata as 'costumes', or even scenery these days.

I saw the most appalling version of Measure for Measure at the RSC a few years ago. In their flippin' jeans, with just lights and the odd chair by way of scenery! And yet the tickets were extortionate, despite the money they'd saved.

3:53 pm
Elizabeth Baines said...

Hmm. Quality...

You sure get a quality sight to look at at the Royal Exchange, but what does it say about the quality of everything else if that is all that the audience notices or is interested in?

And as someone else said to me, the Royal Exchange could put on several more new plays a year for all the money they spend on those fabulous costumes and sets.

4:38 pm

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