Speaking in Tongues review
Dec. 9th, 2009 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearLast night, Dave and I went to see a play called Speaking In Tongues. We had no idea what to expect, as we had booked the tickets purely on the basis of John Simm being in it and, over 12 hours later, I'm still not sure what I think about the play.
It was clever and interesting, with good performances, but I'm not sure that I actually enjoyed it, because I think it was actually too clever for its own good. I spent most of the performance appreciating its structure and how the various strands connected together, and very little time connecting with any of the characters or investing any emotion in the story.
Still, technically speaking, and presentation-wise, it was excellent.
It was clever and interesting, with good performances, but I'm not sure that I actually enjoyed it, because I think it was actually too clever for its own good. I spent most of the performance appreciating its structure and how the various strands connected together, and very little time connecting with any of the characters or investing any emotion in the story.
Still, technically speaking, and presentation-wise, it was excellent.
