My husband and I went to see the production of “Uncle Vanya” with Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving (among others) that was on at the Kennedy Center about 6 years ago. The production was fantastic, but something that made both of us nuts was the weirdness of the audience reaction to the occasional dry joke. Chekov has…

No. I do not think you are flaunting. Also check out my favorite cover art for this novel:

Idk, maybe my asshole meter is off but those quotes above from Miller didn’t seem that awful. He seems to just not care and is fine speaking his mind. I didn’t bother with the interview, I’m not a fan by any means. The quotes are fine. I do agree though a chick would never get away with that. Ever.

I said this the other day regarding the “Murder on the Orient Express” trailer. Apparently quite a lot of people are totally unfamiliar with one of the most famous plot twists ever written.

Not sure how to answer this because to me it isn’t implied, but I’ve had others tell me it is. I think it depends on you and how you process written material. Either way I highly recommend setting aside 2 hours, finding some popcorn and watching below; it is hands down my favourite version of 1984 for the screen as a…

Yey 1984! I was born that year. Which means I am both hyper-sensitive to the dynamics totalitarian power AND simultaneously always know how to put the boom-boom into my heart

That is one of my BIGGEST theatre pet peeves. I think it is such cheap and lazy writing/directing when plays include direct address to the audience that strongly encourages response but obviously doesn’t actually want a response. Ok, rant over. Otherwise, sounds like an awesome show.

I am glad that I read reviews of this production of 1984, and now know that it doesn’t have the Eurythmics soundtrack tht the movie had (Richard Burton’s last screen performance!) so I won’t waste my money.

I obviously can’t speak for other people’s tolerance levels of certain dramas or traumas. I will say that this play was intense. It does the book justice, IMO, particularly the second half.

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Libraries?! What are you, some kind of communist?

Agreed - and I actually prefer it when it’s implied. There’s almost a (dare I say festish?) to graphically carry out the most gruesome details of horror/violence in painstaking, unnecessary detail. I don’t think it really always “adds to the story” to hire special effects people to show every detail of a muscle…

And a library card is free.

I wouldn’t personally go to see this because I am very well aware of my tolerance levels for physical violence, but I honestly think that if you aren’t deeply and viscerally disturbed by an onstage production of 1984, they probably aren’t doing it right.

Er, Broadway shows are a fortune, even if it’s not Hamilton or The Lion King. There is mostly privilege of all kinds in those seats every night.

I’m not sure knowing the book puts you on notice for seizure-inducing strobe lights during the play.

Is it flaunting literary privilege to say that anyone going into a production of 1984 without some idea of what they’re going to see deserves what they get?

Everyone in America should read the book. Right now... I’ll wait. Ok then. The most important part is the book-within-the-book: