I took a trip to see Our Country’s Good tonight; a play which has to be up there as one of my all time favourites. One of the main themes which I most identify with is the theatres potential to change lives. Theatre has certainly changed mine. I would be a very different person today had I never met my drama teacher at school.
As Timberlake Wertenbaker says:
“It is a modern play. I’m trying to write about how people are treated, what it means to be brutalised, what it means to live without hope, and how theatre can be a humanising force.”
I could go on and on but I will restrain myself. If you haven’t seen this play, you should because it is a good one.
“The last word will be the play, gentlemen.”
I hope I can see this play some day.
ReplyDeleteTheatre and acting have changed my life too. If I look back at how I was (I started acting at 17, in Australia), I see a totally different person; one who was less confident, less malleable, and judgmental towards himself and others.
Acting helped me see life from points of view that are not necessarily mine, but that are not necessarily wrong either.
To me, acting is growing - as an actor, yes, but most important of all, as a person.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Jay
jacopopaoloni.blogspot.com
Yes, love this blog! xxx
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