Let's face facts midgets are fun and we love them for the... small... bit of humor they can sometimes provide.
The Spanish Fly
This was a wacky one directed by a pretty wacky guy. Show was funny and I had a good time but as Christopher pointed out, it all felt a bit rehearsed. Great set
which lent to the action well, especially our aforementioned midget.
Read an article or review where Ostermeir talks of the rug being used because of the "shit we hide under the rug" euphamism. I was way off on that, thought he wanted to make the actors as miniscule as flies, but I digress. Curtain call was staged really well, best I've seen so far since it fed
the humor of the play. What was really frustrating in this one, was seeing everyone laughing and
having no idea why. We saw the physical comedy of the production, but missed out on a lot
of jokes and plot. One could get it, but it took a lot of focus. Focus that
was being spent just witnessing the physical comedy and midget taking place on stage. This
one felt like not being outside a window looking in on a really great
birthday party that you're not invited to. Although we didn't get to
taste the cake we could still see the frosting, and I guess that
something.
Jumps on wall
slides down wall
jumps on wall
slides down wall
*stretches calfs*
jumps on wall
slides down wall
jumps on wall...
slides down wall.
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