They brought a woman from the street And made her sit in the stalls By threats By bribes By flattery Obliging her to share a little of her life with actors
But I don't understand art
Sit still, they said
But I don't want to see sad things
Sit still, they said
And she listened to everything Understanding some things But not others Laughing rarely, and always without knowing why Sometimes suffering disgust Sometimes thoroughly amazed And in the light again, said
If that's art I think it is hard work It was beyond me So much beyond my actual life
But something troubled her Something gnawed her peace And she came a second time, armoured with friends
Sit still, she said
And again, she listened to everything This time understanding different things This time untroubled that some things Could not be understood Laughing rarely but now without shame Sometimes suffering disgust Sometimes thoroughly amazed And in the light again said
This is art, it is hard work And one friend said, too hard for me And the other said, if you will I will come again Because I found it hard I felt honoured
I think it is worth mentioning that the sizzle i felt during the climax of Tradition and the applause at the end of The Wedding Dance, were unlike anything I have ever experienced. Ever.
babe.. I hope opening night went well.. I was thinking of you ( I was in Dubai) your photos look amazing & I have read nothing but amazing things about your performance!! no suprises there..see you soon.. I will come & see it again. big kiss xxx
We had the pleasure of sitting 2nd row smack in the middle, and watching the energy and emotions of the entire cast up-close was phenomenal. EVERYONE was moved by the performances from the overture until final curtain … all ages laughing, smiling, dabbing their eyes, and evidently identifying with the various characters and scenarios. My daughter, visiting from Denmark last week, saw the performance and gave it the supreme complement: “It’s almost as good as Les Mis”! Which she’s seen countless times around the world. When I called her after the performance and told her that we’ll need to go in and see it again, soon, she said that she’ll be coming over again and get her tickets!
Sorry about rambling on, but I just wanted to put my 2 cents into the mix, and let you know that you contributed greatly to a fantastic afternoon in London, and wanted to thank you. We would greatly appreciate it if you would pass our heartfelt thanks on to your colleagues in the cast … we will return again … and again … as long as the production runs at the Savoy! With best wishes, and continued good luck D
babe.. I hope opening night went well.. I was thinking of you ( I was in Dubai) your photos look amazing & I have read nothing but amazing things about your performance!! no suprises there..see you soon.. I will come & see it again. big kiss xxx
ReplyDeleteWe had the pleasure of sitting 2nd row smack in the middle, and watching the energy and emotions of the entire cast up-close was phenomenal. EVERYONE was moved by the performances from the overture until final curtain … all ages laughing, smiling, dabbing their eyes, and evidently identifying with the various characters and scenarios. My daughter, visiting from Denmark last week, saw the performance and gave it the supreme complement: “It’s almost as good as Les Mis”! Which she’s seen countless times around the world. When I called her after the performance and told her that we’ll need to go in and see it again, soon, she said that she’ll be coming over again and get her tickets!
ReplyDeleteSorry about rambling on, but I just wanted to put my 2 cents into the mix, and let you know that you contributed greatly to a fantastic afternoon in London, and wanted to thank you. We would greatly appreciate it if you would pass our heartfelt thanks on to your colleagues in the cast … we will return again … and again … as long as the production runs at the Savoy!
With best wishes, and continued good luck
D