Theatre Review The Importance Of Being Ernest Rose Theatre, Kingston The cast of ‘The Importance Of Being Ernest’ portrayed a jovial, stylish era with just the right amount of humour. David Brocklebank’s Jack was just the right mix of indignant protests, and made a brilliant double act with Bruce Mackinnon’s Algernon’s dark, sarcastic humour and snide wit. Gwendolen, played by Kirsty Besterman, is an intelligent, sharp woman who knows exactly what she wants and how to get it, whilst Jenny Rainsford’s Cecily was devilishly innocent, with a gentle character disguising her distaste for Gwendolen’s city life. However, the one character that I feel did not quite make the cut was Jane Asher’s Lady Bracknell. She performed her lines in a manner somewhat too good-humouredly for the derisive, proud woman portrayed by Wilde.
This is important to the structure of the play as its presented early on in the second scene suggesting that there is room for her grow and adapt to the life of a educated woman. Imagery is also used to show amusement and create comedy ‘nah, just normal y’know... knives and fights’. The tone in which Rita says this is calm, almost too calm considering the situation. The imagery is very strong with ‘knives’ and ‘fights’ giving connotations of danger and violence. The comedy however is created with the fact that the violence is amusing because it’s the exact opposite of what you expect a school to be like.
The actors in the film were very convincing and realistic actors. At the start, we can see that Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) was brooding over the fact that Rosaline didn’t return his love. Claire Danes’ portrayal of Juliet was really realistic, she gave the image that she was an innocent little girl. Paris is acted out really naively. The actors portrayed the emotions in a way that makes it more enjoyable for teenagers.
She has a quick eye to see what is weak or ridiculous in man or woman. “Has Signior Mountanto returned from the wars or no?” This is how we are introduced to this fascinating woman who at first seems spiteful and full of scorn. It is perhaps not a coincidence that her very first dialogue in the play betrays her passion Benedick, although it is masked by sarcasm. Benedick and Beatrice’s lengthened relationship is made known to us over the course of the play. They have always had “a skirmish of wits” between them.
He made us believe that he was really Jess. Anna Sofia Robb (Lesly) did an extraordinary job in convincing Jess to open his mind and see this magic all around him. Ballee Madison (May Belle) was a very generous sister to Jess. Zoey Deschanel played Miss Edmonds, her performance as the music teacher shows us that she was very caring towards Jess and her students. Lauren Clinton (Janice) played her role as the bully.
Carolyn Downing, the sound director, was extremely successful in conveying the play’s central theme and message, as the director intended to draw out. In particular she was able to draw out the theme of hypocrisy- conveying the message that most people have a public and private face, one which they show and one that contains their inner desires and feelings. One particular moment where sound was used to create tension was when people entered on to the stage near the end of the play where Harry Horner was about to be revealed for what he really was by Lucy the maid. Every time someone entered on to stage to gather together there was a loud drum roll on a snare drum. This created tension because the actors were entering one after the other so there were constant playing of drums and they were getting gradually louder as more characters came on to the stage.
This book also includes some of her loves, but they are rare to find. Writing books isn’t the only thing Joan Rivers is known for. Rivers is famous for her acting, being a comedian, winning Celebrity Apprentice, hosting E!’s Fashion Police and starring in E!’s Joan and Melissa, a reality show about her and her daughter, Melissa Rivers. Joan Rivers, born as Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born June 8th, 1933. Rivers is known for her countless plastic surgeries, her heavy New York accent, and her sassy and loud personality.
“How can you love someone else if you don’t love yourself,” is one of the most memorable lines of the play. KOKUMO thrived off that quote in her search for being accepted one day. I think KOKUMO’s actions were worth doing because she was able to share her life to the public; in doing so, KOKUMO was able to level with the people by allowing them to image how it felt to be in her shoes. This play will help us understand the world because there are many others who are in the same position as KOKUMO, people who feel unwanted, unloved and not accepted in society. I don’t feel like I am the only person who believes this claim because there are places where people can go seek help for such problems (i.e.
The movie goes on following Holly and Paul as they develop a close relationship. But what I most love about the movie is Holly’s unconventional and naïve ways, she has a sense of class and wit in how she goes about life. I first watched this movie when I was 8 years old and have loved it ever since, the movie’s unconventional and somewhat awkward moments make it the most memorable and make it completely stand out from the typical romantic movies today. Despite ending in a somewhat predictable outcome of Holly and Paul falling in love, the journey they take in order to profess their love for each other is the most exciting, due to Holly’s unpredictable ways. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is currently an awarded classic in American pop culture and I believe it will continue to impact its viewers in the
At first she is very angry because she feels herself betrayed, but at least Gwendolen forgives Jack and they stay togheter until their life end. Critical Statement: In my opinion, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of the most wittiest and well written plays I have read so far for two reasons. First, it's the brilliance and style of Wilde's writing that facinated me. The plot, even if you don't think about it were deeply , is funny and intelligently composed; leading to a rather unexpected ending the characters are differentiated- and what I particullary liked about this point was that this applies to every person in the play, not only two or three, which is often the case in some plays or books. But the real highlights are the dialoogues, which are