A year from now I went to see the play ‘Importance of being Earnest’ held at Alliance Franciase, which is a well known theatre in Pakistan. The theatre was proscenium theatre that had three moving sets for three different acts for the play. This play by Oscar Wilde regarded as “ trival comedy of serious people” was presented in a very professional manner. The play was about two men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both these men had taken to bend the truth in order to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Jack had invented an imaginary brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull home in the country and frolic in town. Algernon used a similar technique, only in reverse: His imaginary friend, Bunbury, provided him a convenient and frequent method of taking adventures in the country. However, their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits: Jack of his love Gwendolen Fairfax and Algernon of his beloved Cecily Cardew.
A very renowned actor of the stage kamal was Algernon who portrayed the character of Algy in a great manner with his amusing mischievousness and his cunning touch. Another performer acted as Jack and he acted equally well. The play covered all the bases with an intelligent and hard-working cast, a classically funny script and beautifully detailed costumes and sets. Overall I regarded that play as a comical with some of the best acting I have ever seen on stage.
The Essay on Antonin Artaud: Theatre of Cruelty
Antonin Artaud’s most profound piece of work was not a poem, not a play, not an acting role, but a theory: Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty. He began to form his Theatre of Cruelty theory after learning of the Balinese theatre that seemed, to him, to share qualities with his ideas about theatre. Artaud held a great respect for Balinese theatre which revolves around dance and actions to convey meaning ( ...
