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oxfordtweed) wrote2010-09-13 12:16 am
oxfordtweed) wrote2010-09-13 12:16 am
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Mr X's Spoler-Free Non-Review of Play Dead
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glam_jam and I took a little trip down to the Rio to go see Play Dead, a show by Todd Robbins and Teller. I want to tell you all about it. I want to tell you why it was amazing and how seeing it may even change your preception of some things, but I also really way don't want to say anything about the show, because anything that I do say would probably be a major spoiler to anyone who has any interest in seeing this show.
I think I can safely say without really ruining anything for anyone that it calls back to the old spook shows from the beginning of the last century. Todd Robbins takes you on a demented journey of life and death, and you find yourself very willing to follow him.
The whole thing was treated very respectfully, as one might expect, considering it was co-written and directed by Teller. They go out of their way to avoid fucking with the memories of loved ones, and they've done a very good job at getting around what is a staple of these sorts of shows.
Portions of the show are done in complete darkness. And when they say "complete darkness," they mean it. Some people found the dark bits quite frightening, if the screaming was anything to go by. I'm not really sure what was happening, since it was dark, but it was a lot of fun.
The show's about an hour long, and I enjoyed every minute of it. If you're in Vegas, I'd very much recommend trying to get into a dress rehearsal. For those in the New York area, GO SEE IT when it opens off-Broadway in a couple months.
And I'm just going to stop here, before I break my promise of no spoilers.
glam_jam and I took a little trip down to the Rio to go see Play Dead, a show by Todd Robbins and Teller. I want to tell you all about it. I want to tell you why it was amazing and how seeing it may even change your preception of some things, but I also really way don't want to say anything about the show, because anything that I do say would probably be a major spoiler to anyone who has any interest in seeing this show.I think I can safely say without really ruining anything for anyone that it calls back to the old spook shows from the beginning of the last century. Todd Robbins takes you on a demented journey of life and death, and you find yourself very willing to follow him.
The whole thing was treated very respectfully, as one might expect, considering it was co-written and directed by Teller. They go out of their way to avoid fucking with the memories of loved ones, and they've done a very good job at getting around what is a staple of these sorts of shows.
Portions of the show are done in complete darkness. And when they say "complete darkness," they mean it. Some people found the dark bits quite frightening, if the screaming was anything to go by. I'm not really sure what was happening, since it was dark, but it was a lot of fun.
The show's about an hour long, and I enjoyed every minute of it. If you're in Vegas, I'd very much recommend trying to get into a dress rehearsal. For those in the New York area, GO SEE IT when it opens off-Broadway in a couple months.
And I'm just going to stop here, before I break my promise of no spoilers.
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