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Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Aug 26, 2016
Entry: 'No Man's Land' - a play by Harold Pinter - A87876779
Author: Gnomon - U151503
Saw this on Tuesday in Brighton.
A87876779 - 'No Man's Land' - a play by Harold Pinter
minorvogonpoet Posted Aug 26, 2016
I'm afraid I don't know this play. Your account makes it sound intriguing, if confusing.
The advert for the play describes it as a 'comic classic. Did you find it funny?
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Aug 26, 2016
I found it funny in spots, but more intriguing than comedic. It certainly got the audience thinking.
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Bluebottle Posted Aug 26, 2016
Did you travel all the way to Brighton to see it? Definitely a play that has attracted talented actors!
Seems a very intriguing drama - how much did you know of it beforehand?
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Aug 26, 2016
Historically all theatre was divided between comedy and tragedy, I think that the idea that a comedy has to make us laugh at the jokes is a modern concept,
Here is a link http://condor.depaul.edu/dsimpson/tlove/comic-tragic.html
I am not suggesting you go into detail, but a footnote might not be amiss, You say he made it confusing, it is also possible he did the same with his description.
I am also not familiar with the play, so my comments must be limited to your presentation. All in all it looks very good and makes us want to know more – always a good thing
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Aug 27, 2016
We were going to England anyway but a different part: Amersham just to the northwest of London. But flights to Gatwick are much cheaper than to Heathrow so we added Brighton to our itinerary.
You're right FS. By the classical Greek definitions this is neither a comedy nor a tragedy. A rich, successful man gets trapped in a reclusive life where all his needs are provided. I'll add a note about that.
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You can call me TC Posted Aug 29, 2016
I'm surprised we haven't got an entry on Harold Pinter. He is supposed to be famous for his pregnant pauses - were there any in this play?
You don't quote any lines from the play but I get the impression it's a bit less airy-fairy than Ionesco's absurd plays we were force-fed at school. The characters seem more down-to-earth.
One sentence seems a bit awkward to me: Under "Meaning" -
>>who didn't become cut off by his wealth from the world.<<
>>would flow better if the order was changed to cut off from the world by his wealth <<
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You can call me TC Posted Aug 29, 2016
Whoops - >> should be between "to" and "cut"
would flow better if the order was changed to >>would flow better if the order was changed to cut off from the world by his wealth <<cut off from the world by his wealth <<
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Aug 29, 2016
Thanks TC. I've reworded that sentence as you suggested. The individual scenes are not absurdist, but they don't fit together. It's almost as if they were about different people.
FS, I've added a paragraph at the end of the Meaning section about classical definitions of tragedy and comedy.
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Oct 17, 2016
This is not a play I've seen, either, but the Entry is excellent for setting the scene and clarifying how unclarifiable it is
This is one of those plays that would be good for amateur dramatics, as it isn't hard to stage, but it probably wouldn't impress the audience as much as some of the other one-scene plays with more certainty to them, like murder mysteries and things...
Sounds like an excellent performance of the play with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen - I've seen Patrick Stewart on the stage a few years ago, and he is indeed a master of the craft
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pebblederook-The old guy wearing surfer beads- what does he think he looks like? Posted Oct 18, 2016
I saw this play at Wyndham's Theatre last week. I had to donate a kidney to get a ticket that didn't involve me standing in Leicester Square. I can honestly say I didn't understand what was going on, but it didn't seem to matter as I was laughing too much. I watched Ian McKellen and became mesmerised, even when he wasn't involved you couldn't take your eyes off him. I feel privileged that I have finally seen him live on stage.
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Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Oct 28, 2016
his sounds like a really strange play. not sure if it would be something for me, but your ntry is definitely good to read and very interesting.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 28, 2016
Thanks, Tav.
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Bluebottle Posted Nov 4, 2016
Well done!
I wonder if they'll ever put on a production of No Man's Land at No Man's Land seafort?
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 4, 2016
Thanks!
They're doing a live broadcast of the Ian McKellen Patrick Stewart show to cinemas around the world!
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Peer Review: A87876779 - 'No Man's Land' - a play by Harold Pinter
- 1: Gnomon - time to move on (Aug 26, 2016)
- 2: minorvogonpoet (Aug 26, 2016)
- 3: Gnomon - time to move on (Aug 26, 2016)
- 4: Bluebottle (Aug 26, 2016)
- 5: Florida Sailor All is well with the world (Aug 26, 2016)
- 6: Gnomon - time to move on (Aug 27, 2016)
- 7: You can call me TC (Aug 29, 2016)
- 8: You can call me TC (Aug 29, 2016)
- 9: Gnomon - time to move on (Aug 29, 2016)
- 10: SashaQ - happysad (Oct 17, 2016)
- 11: pebblederook-The old guy wearing surfer beads- what does he think he looks like? (Oct 18, 2016)
- 12: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (Oct 28, 2016)
- 13: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 28, 2016)
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