A new play...(but same old...?)

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

Apparently, there's a new play coming on at the Globe Theatre (Southwark, London, re-creation of the Elizabethan theatre) in September called 'Liberty', which is going to be a verse adaptation of Anatole France's 'Les Dieux ont Soif'. I haven't read the book - from the reviews it sounded right-wing and dull - but there's an interview with the playwright on the Globe's website if anyone's interested: be prepared for some teeth grinding, as ever (sorry, I don't know how to do links!). It sounds like the usual 'revolution filtered through Buchner' approach - though at the same time it'll be quite interesting to see if it provokes any sort of debate when it comes out (it's playing for a month).

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[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

Eep. o.o That certainly sounds...special.

However, I've read Les Dieux ont Soif, and while it's certainly not what I'd recommend to someone just beginning to be interested in the revolution, it's actually not all bad. :D Not as far as I remember, anyway, having read it a little over a year ago.