We went to see a play at the Royal Court Theatre on Saturday 15th called 'Love and Information' which we thought would help us with ideas for 'The Book Thief'.
'Playwright Caryl Churchill’s latest venture at the Royal Court Theatre is Love and Information: scene-after-scene of self-contained snapshots of conversation, in a slick stream of consciousness – dozens of short and punchy postcards of British life.
The cast of 16 deliver over 100 roles in a confident and self-assured production, holding the audience’s attention through a journey of 58 scenes in seven sections.' Huffpost Culture
The play itself was worth seeing, as the acting was superb and the effects were brilliant and all worked well. But it did not inspire us hugely with our own piece, as the style and the story have nothing to do with ours. The play had very little variation from the same plain basic set, with only the odd furniture change to show there had been a scene change. The only possible bit of inspiration we receieved was the scene transitions which made use of a black screen covering the stage, and a soundscape which had some relevance to the next scene playing while we waited.
The use of multi-roling was again something we thought we would find inspirational, and again we were disappointed, as the scenes were too short (max. 3 mins) for trhe story to develop enough for us to be aware there was any multi-roling taking place. We didn't get enough of a grasp as to who the characrers were and what their stories were to be awed by the multi-roling, and although they proved that it was perfectly possible, it was nothing we hadn't seen before (cough-39 steps- cough).
Overall, certainly not a waste of money, as far as culture and a day out is concerned, but certainly not overly helpful for our piece.
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