Thursday, June 07, 2007

Not talking about myself for once in my short blog, we had a reading last night at our monthly meeting for a play that Wendy is considering directing in November. Called "Wild Honey" by Michael Frayn, adapted from Chekhov's "Platonov", it's a cracking little story about a widow who returns home newly widowed to find an array of suitors jostling for her attention.

Sorry, all about me. Actually, it's about Platonov, an esteemed doctor I think, who has been married for some long time but is adored by the women of the neighbourhood who continually jostle for his attention. The widow makes a play for him, rather unsuccessfully I believe and then various other females step up for their moment behind the bikesheds with him. In the end, drunk and wild, he casts himself under a train. His exact motivations are unclear to me as we didn't read to the end of the play. But it's a lovely little comedy that verges on the melodramatic towards the end for obvious reasons.

Wendy seems enthusiastic which is a great start. As did the assembled company. So looks like we might have November sorted. And if Mr Neill can successfully complete work on his Marivaux piece (Joyce offered to help if you happen to be reading this) and find a couple of partner pieces for March, looks like we might have almost a year's programme ahead of us. Glorious days.

1 Comments:

Blogger imw said...

What Mr Neill needs to complete work on his Marivaux piece is a cast.

He has not yet found a companion piece or pieces but had read half a dozen plays at the last count.

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