Esta obra de teatro es un "thriller". Vamos el 22 de noviembre, jueves, a las 8.30 p.m.
Habrá alguna conexión con "The Woman in White"? Do you think there will be a connection with our 4th year novel?
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martes, 6 de noviembre de 2007
La Mujer de Negro
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I strongly recommend this play.The performance is great, also the voices of Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (as Arthur Kipps) are exceptional.
And remember "Whistle, and I'll come to you again".
Hola soy Paloma de 4º G os he escrito una pequeña crítica en inglés ( del mío, claro)en los comentarios generales bajo OFelia, Os lo repito aquí en español.
Emilio Gutierrez Cava interpreta varios personajes, en mi opinión, tengo que reconocer, no muy experta en teatro, lo hace francamente bien. Tanto la escenografía como la interpretación y los efectos de luz y sonido, consiguen crear el ambiente adecuado a la obra. Durante toda la representación te mantienes en tensión,de hecho nadie se movió ni tosió en todo el tiempo, que, dicho sea de paso, no se hace para nada largo o pesado. Tu nivel de concentración se mantiene elevado durante todo el tiempo.El hecho de sentir , o casi sentir, miedo en un teatro era algo novedoso para mí y me agradó bastante. Espero que la disfruteis, en mi humilde opinión, merece la pena.
Paloma thank you very much for your comment we are eager to go!!
Susana this is the third time I try to post this comment so you might see it as many times. Thank you very much for your comment we are all excited about the whistling.... What can it mean?
Thanks to Susan and Paloma for your posts. I´ve seen the play twice, once in London and once in Madrid with the theatre group. The London one was frightening; we were in the Circle in the Matinee and there were three people only up there..... I felt, at times, that we were, in fact, four....
To:Ingles
Something terrible!!!, Just go to the theatre and feel the goose bumps!!.
there will be any connection with the woman in white? Maybe she has been dropped in a puddle of mud and has starred in another story... Soon we´ll know it... ;)
We finally went to the play yesterday, it was not disappointing! We were frightened, scared, our hairs stood on end, and a lot of other sensations were felt by the mayority, I am sure, and all of them had to do with fright. The person who was sitting before me even screamed once and I was very fortunate to miss the sudden apparition of the woman in black in the threshold , thanks to her head! I preferred Mr. de Juan´s performance to Mr. Gutierrez-Caba´s, the sound and other special effects were good, the only thing is that I would have covered the woman´s face with a see-through veil that would have enabled us to see her pale and haggard features in a less obvious way. I think seeing her face completely made her less of a ghost and consequently not so frightening. In London they showed her in that fashion and it was much more spooky. The play is very good because it has all the ingredients of a ghost story and it is a good example of its genre. What do you think? Ana, Hermi did you prefer this version or the one we saw years ago? There was an Etonian amongst us I would like to hear his opinion about the play. Are you going to come again?
Hello, It was quite unnerving all the first part expecting the woman in black to appear any moment!!!!In the end she did appear and, quite honestly, she was not adequately dressed, the English play shows her in a cloak with a big hood which suits her economical situation better.Her dress and hat too grand! The scenerario good the two actors tolarable, the one playing the actor better than the solicitor. the story is quite good,though depressing and negative in its perverse idea of vengence. A ghostly Madame Defarge seeking revenge for ever and ever. A little too noisy, with good use of light and darkness. the ghost elements of the story effective. Any connections with the Woman in White? Well ,yes. Mr. Hartright meets his strange woman in the middle of the heath, at night, quite unexpectedly,and the second time in the churchyard,"as a ghaist should be". differences, Anne is a human being.... as yet. Before I go, welcome, OE (old Etonian)!
No debe estar hecha la miel para la boca del asno - el asno soy yo claro está- quizá las expectativas creadas me llevarón a que me quedase desencantada, hace 5 años vimos la obra con el mismo reparto y en mi opinión superó con creces a esta,
he leido en algún sitio por ahí que de cerrar los ojos estariamos ante una dramatización radiofónica, exceso de protagonismo en el sonido (de miedo nada de nada en todo caso miedo a quedarme sorda), y para terminar, como alguien dijo en otra ocasión: se debe de mostrar menos y sugerir mas.
In December 1993, BBC Radio 5 broadcast an adaptation of the novel. This is the reason why the sound is the main character.
I liked the play, I was frightened and scared. I am always scary, but I like to see these plays... I don´t know why... Moreover, as we went to have a drink I forgot the terrible face of the woman in black!!!
The actors, I prefer Mr. Gutierrez-Caba´s performance to Mr. de Juan´s. The last one was drowning in the phrases and his role, I think, was "easier" than the first one. Of course, special effects, ilumination, were great.
When are we going to the next play?
hahaha, are you always scary, María? ;) :P A very frightening person, I see! hahahahah ;P
Yes, Dakota, I am scary. I had never gone to see a fear play. In addition, the theater was almost empty, and it was cold... the darkness, it has all the ingredients of a ghost story...
Now I need to see a funny play as Star Trip at the Teatro Bishop. I recommend you!!
Yes, Dakota, I am scary. I had never gone to see a fear play. In addition, the theater was almost empty, and it was cold... the darkness, it has all the ingredients of a ghost story...
Now I need to see a funny play as Star Trip at the Teatro Bishop. I recommend you!!
theatre Bishop = Teatro Alfil, calle del Pez, 15 € ;)
Ah, María, it's a language problem! I was not laughing at your fear!!!
It was scary! - Daba miedo
It was frightening - Daba miedo
I'm scary - Yo doy miedo!
I'm scared - Tengo miedo
That's why I was laughing so much!
Good idea, to compensate the fright! ;)
Thanks for the suggestion. The only thing I can do this month is go to see Camille Claudel's sculptures in Fundación Maphre. I always wanted to travel to Paris to see them, and now they're here! (much cheaper!)
See you!
Now I see!! hahaha!! 'I´m scary' doesn´t mean that I wanted to say!! Sorry, so, I´m scared... ;) What a mess!!
LA MUJER DE NEGRO. Teatro Infanta Isabel 22-11-07
La mujer de negro adaptada por Stephen Mallatratt sobre la novela de Susan Hill, en versión de Juan Vicente Martínez y Ana Gimeno Sanz tiene todos los ingredientes típicos y utópicos de los espectáculos de miedo o de terror. Un pasado trágico regresa al presente a través de apariciones de la principal implicada en aquellos terribles sucesos y una serie de situaciones paranormales rodean a Arthur Kipps cuando intenta relatar, a través de un escrito, todo aquello que sucedió. El arranque de la obra me parece interesante: el personaje –Arthur Kipps- se pone en manos de un actor para que le enseñe a leer bien a sus familiares el relato que él ha escrito. El drama, con ligeros toques de humor, se va consolidando en un clima “increscendo” hacia el desenlace final.
La escenografía adecuada a la obra que íbamos a presenciar: los dos muros laterales de piedra oscura y la transparencia del foro perfecta para crear el ambiente de la acción.
En cuanto a los efectos especiales (ruidos de objetos metálicos chocando contra el suelo mezclados con gritos desgarradores) en mi opinión, demasiado estridentes y repetidos. Pienso que el impacto en el espectador perdió su efecto al suceder esto en excesivas ocasiones durante la representación, y no en un momento de verdadera tensión. Al igual que la aparición de la mujer de negro que se vio demasiadas veces y sobre el escenario cuando, opino, que su paso por la escena debería ser más irreal.
El final de la obra es demasiado sencillo no es el “clímax” que se está esperando. Se espera algo fuerte, algo que sobrecoja el corazón y deje al espectador ya, totalmente relajado.
La interpretación de Emilio Gutiérrez Caba me pareció correcta en general. Pertenece a una de las más famosas sagas de interpretes y ha demostrado en infinidad de ocasiones su valía. En el personaje del cochero me gustó, tanto de voz como de gesto. En algún otro le encontré algo envarado.
Jorge de Juan me sorprendió. No recuerdo haberle visto nunca pero su actuación me pareció estupenda, interpretar a un actor que a su vez interpreta a un personaje fue meritorio. En la escena del pantano estuvo muy bien.
Hermy y Jaime Vázquez
‘The woman in black’ is a simply entertaining traditional ghost story ( I will not reveal any detail in case anyone should go and watch it ).
The beginning is slightly poor: good idea to try to create a relaxed and funny atmosphere ( to enhance the contrast afterwards ) but it is a bit repetitive. The rest of the performance catches the attention gradually, and , sometimes, there is a growing climate of tension,
but, unfortunately, I think the plot was too predictable , and the sound effects were excessive, I’m afraid ( and the audience’s reaction, a brief laugh after some of those effects, too loud, confirms it ). From my point of view, the play would have required a bit more subtlety. What I liked the most, was the idea of the performance inside a performance, and the actors, although I expected more on Emilio Gutiérrez Caba’s part.
Maybe I was not on the mood for a thriller, ( or the more expectations, the more disappointment ), but, once again, I reckon how difficult is to meet the propitious circumstances to provoke an intense feeling into the audience.
I am thrilled with all the comments they are very interesting!! I agree with Ana about the noise, I read your comment first and then I read many others to the same effect, I also found it less frightening than the last time we saw it. It is fantastic to have Jaime and Hermi back because there we have a really professional comment: they are experts!! Susam and Maria I don´t know but very interesting ideas too. I´m going to call the theatre and tell them to have a look. And thanks everybody, I can´t mention the rest because I´m in a hurry to go back into the classroom! What a horrible prospect. "Thanks Michelle for the new heading!What would we do without you?" (I always end up saying:"What would we do without you?" when I email her but it´s absolutely true).
Maria, well done for your post. even if you got a bit muddled up with the scary what a difference between this one and your previous ones, amazing improvement,already. I am very pleased that all your answres in the classroom today were correct!
Susan it´s nice reading you again. Amazingly good use of vocabulary; didn´t I say so in the theatre?
hello, Ana, I agree with you on most of what you have said.
Hermy and Jaime I do not think anyone caan do it better. It´s a pleasure to read it,it´s so precise and accurate very well written and balanced.
thanks dakota for her tip about Fundación March. Go!
Thanks Carmen! I am happier for having answered well! ;) Now, let´s see how I do the composition of funny scene...
oops, the composition of A funny scene... ;)
I agree, Carmen. Maria's English has improved sensibly! If only people knew... On our forum, almost nobody writes, and it could do them so much good! Not any writing, of course: proofread writing, this is, writing and proofreading what you write, to avoid making mistakes you can prevent, and therefore, avoid fossilization!
Fossilization... it sounds so scary!
:D
Hello, I'm Inés. I really like Theatre and I´ve enjoyed specially this play. I don´t study any curse in EOI, but I´ve seen this blog - a friend of mine, that studies English Language talked me about it - and I think is very interesting.
Congratulations and "LONG LIFE FOR THIS BLOG".
Ines thank you for your comment!I´m so glad you like the blog and I hope that you´ll visit it again.
Ines thank you for your comment!I´m so glad you like the blog and I hope that you´ll visit it again.
Very interesting play with an amussing short cast.Will be back..thanks twins.
Hello, o.e., It´s been a nice surprise to see you in the blog! but we know you can be counted on! Very pleased you liked it. Thanks
Thanks for posting, Inés, and in English. We are very happy to have new people. Do you like literature? Click on READING CLUB on the left-hand side and read the nice extract we have copied. See if you understand it.
I´m glad María´s improvement has been noticed by Dakota as well.See, María? keep contributing and improving!
Hello Folks! As our teacher Carmen says.
It is the first time I write in the blog and I hope you should forgive my mistakes.
About the Play: when I first saw Mr. Caba at his character, I thought that he was a little nervous about his colleague's death, Mr. Fernán Gómez. He seemed to have forgot his lines, he stuttered. I remembered that I thought "Poor man, they were really friends".
But the truth was that "that" was his character: A man who wants to tell a story and needs a "professional" actor (Mr. De Juan) who shows him how to do that.
How can a fabulous actor, veteran and award winner transform himself in an untrained, bad one?
That's one of the questions that the Audience could make themselves at the beginning of the play.
Not only does actors perform a play but also Audience cooperate with their imagination, and that's why "through the darkness of the stage appears the white, deformated, and misterious face of a young woman...." and you, inmediately, ask yourself: "Who is the Woman in Black?"
O.E.,I am stupid not to have clicked that you are the old Etonian! Everybody recognises the abbreviation! Welcome to the club
Hello María Luisa, well done with both inversions the true one and the dramatic!! Be careful with the verb, though,it ought to be"....do actors". Thanks for posting very good effort
Hello, this is a small opinion about Woman in Black, because the other day I wrote a large one and I could'n send it correctly, so I am trying it again. Thank you very much to give us the chance to read and to write in this lovely space. All the opinions are good and it is a good way to comunicate in english. I like the play very much It looked me fantastic, the sounds, the characters an so on really good. I hope anxious the next. Sorry about my mistakes. Merche.
Hello Carmen.
Don't be afraid. It was only a misprint, instead of "actor" I used "actors". Thank you very much for your advices.
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