点评:There is no better way to spend 85 minutes on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in July than outdoors at Two Planks theatre. They really are the best in Nova Scotia.
Today's show was Quixote - a hearty re-imagining of the 400yo book of adventures by Cervantes, featuring the brilliant Burgandy Code as Don Quixote, and the perfectly matched Santiago Guzman as sidekick Sancho Panza. But their un-trusty steeds also deserve a mention - quite life-like, they were.
The highlight, though, was probably the sword-fight with the 'giants.' Even knowing the ending in no way spoilt the show as director Ken Schwartz used metre-tall puppets to cleverly double the silliness of Man v Windmill. It's a shame the puppets were only used for this scene - they really were brilliant!
The scene with the lion was also clever, and featured some unexpected light 'relief'!
All in all, an excellent play by the always reliable people at Two Planks.
(Has it really been 34 years...?!?)
We'll be back soon, around your fire-pit, to *watch 'The Haunting of Sleepy Hollow.'
(* one doesn't 'watch' a play around the Two Planks fire-pit - it's even more than an 'experience'. That's because you might unexpectedly find yourself to be part of the play! Sit at the back if you don't want to be involved.)
翻译:在七月一个美好的周六下午,没有什么比在Two Planks剧院的户外度过85分钟更好的方式了。他们绝对是新斯科舍省最好的剧院。
今天的演出是《堂吉诃德》——这是一部对塞万提斯四百岁冒险故事的精彩重现,由才华横溢的勃艮第密码扮演堂吉诃德,圣地亚哥·古斯曼则完美地扮演他的伙伴桑丘·潘沙。不过,他们那不靠谱的坐骑也值得一提——它们栩栩如生。
不过,最精彩的可能是与“巨人”的剑斗。即使知道结局,也丝毫没有影响演出,因为导演肯·施瓦茨巧妙地使用了高达一米的木偶,将《人与风车》的滑稽程度翻了一番。可惜的是,木偶只用在了这一幕——它们真的太棒了!
狮子那一幕也很巧妙,还带来了一些意想不到的轻松“放松”!
总而言之,这是一部由Two Planks一贯可靠的员工奉献的精彩剧目。
(真的已经34年了……?!?)
我们很快就会回来,围着你的火坑,*一起观看《沉睡谷的鬼魂》。
(*在Two Planks的火坑周围,人们不会“观看”戏剧——这不仅仅是一种“体验”。那是因为你可能会意外地发现自己也参与其中!如果你不想参与其中,就坐在后面吧。)