Straining ligaments and stuff makes total sense, the poor guy. The whole production was so physical--the convulsing, the weird walk and movements, the dance scene with the imaginary 'wife', everything. And when you put in the speech, it really feels like he must have put himself through hell for that role, and (as stupid as it sounds) that feels something to be proud of.
I actually didn't watch Elizabeth being raped, I sort of hid behind my program. :| Victor's whole sexual repression and the Creature needing a mate was kind of interesting, but then it was all 'now I am a man' and 'her strawberry lips' and I was no no no, so very much no. Blurgh. (I was also really disturbed by the way the blood on the Creature's wife seemed to be centered around her loincloth--both Victor and the Creature had issues.)
I really hope they put out a DVD with both the performances, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. *throws bags of money at the National Theatre* Honestly, I almost wish I could see it again, just to think about it more.
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Date: 2011-03-21 02:09 am (UTC)Straining ligaments and stuff makes total sense, the poor guy. The whole production was so physical--the convulsing, the weird walk and movements, the dance scene with the imaginary 'wife', everything. And when you put in the speech, it really feels like he must have put himself through hell for that role, and (as stupid as it sounds) that feels something to be proud of.
I actually didn't watch Elizabeth being raped, I sort of hid behind my program. :| Victor's whole sexual repression and the Creature needing a mate was kind of interesting, but then it was all 'now I am a man' and 'her strawberry lips' and I was no no no, so very much no. Blurgh. (I was also really disturbed by the way the blood on the Creature's wife seemed to be centered around her loincloth--both Victor and the Creature had issues.)
I really hope they put out a DVD with both the performances, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. *throws bags of money at the National Theatre* Honestly, I almost wish I could see it again, just to think about it more.