I Fell Asleep and I am Sorry.

The other day we had the opportunity to see the play Dancing at Lughnasa at The National Theatre. I… did not care for it. I think the set of the show was absolutely fantastic but the writing was uuuh I did not care for it. 

The stage was like a small world and I was in awe the whole time. The set looked as though it was a little hill with a house. The house was a flat platform on the ground with no walls but plenty of props. The actors walked around the platform and acted as though they were looking at other actors “out a window” I thought that this directorial choice was very interesting. 

The direction of the play was really cool. There was, shockingly, not a lot of dancing in this play but when they did dance they were choreographed very well. There was one character who was very uptight and Christian and she had to step out of the house when everyone was dancing to the gramophone so she could dance alone. I really liked the small directorial details like the dancing scene. 

I think the actors did a great job with the script they were given. I really did not like the script because there was no plot. I cannot tell you what this play is about. It was just a family having a conversation and occasionally the narrator would walk on stage and give a Ted talk. There was no real character development and the only part of the play that had any real substance was the subplot about the priest returning home with new unchristian beliefs that caused unrest in the house. 

Over all I would recommend this play if you like the technical aspect of theatre but if you are looking for a good story then maybe good rent Paddington 2 from Redbox if they have Redbox here.