JP Millers 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses; adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.Donal and Mona leave Belfast for a new start in 60s London. Strangers in an unfamiliar city; they fall in love with life; each other and the drink. A whirlwind of discovery starts to spiral out of control as the young alcoholic drags his wife with him into the swamp of addiction - from which only one of them can escape.Unmissable... the best new play of the season - Daily ExpressOwen McCaffertys version of Days of Wine and Roses is a slow burn. It unfolds patiently; relentlessly; the damage it shows goes deep - Observer
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another Tool for the ActorBy K. StanfaAs an actor and theatre practitioner. any resource i can find on performance and clarifying the text or offering ideas on the text is invaluable on my way to working with Shakespeares text. Any tool that will help you get that inspiration you need or click into place with some idea you have been mulling over but havent quite figured out. this book might help.What is nice is often the editors that are writing these books in the Shakespeare Handbooks. are not just scholars. but come mostly from Shakespeare in Performance backgrounds as Directors (and still are).One of my favorite features is the performance history sections. You can read up on what choices and problems other actors had with the show and questions they had about their characters that you as an actor might find very helpful. I think actors shouldnt be afraid of the choices other actors have made in a famous role. because often actors will encounter the same problems as others and why not look to the best for how they might have solved them or asked things differently. Just a thought...Overall. a good tool.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Insights into the PlayBy Sherri the Shakespeare geekThis series (Shakespeare Handbooks) is a new one with only a handful of plays covered. My only complaint is that they dont have more of the plays done!This is an outstanding book that gives a sense of historical perspective. but spends the vast (and I mean VAST) majority of its pages discussing "The Merchant of Venice" as a PLAY. It doesnt focus on close reading or nudging some obscure reference to a historical event that has faded from view. Instead. it brings the text to life by offering some insights into how the scene may be presented on stage. It goes scene by scene. with a thorough. but not overwhelming. commentary into how the scene plays out in the theatre.For those who want to approach Shakespeare as a playwright rather than simply as a poet. these are invaluable resources.
