Time and the Conways
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009 -
Sunday, 16 August 2009
National Theatre, Lyttelton, South Bank, Southbank, SE1 9PX
Theatre: , Melodrama
How Much:
£41.00 (Highest Price)
, £10.00 (Lowest Price)
A fascinating theatrical conceit from the pen of J.B. Priestley is realised for the first time in decades at the National. Priestley was completely obsessed with the passage of time (who above the age of 25 isn't?) and he uses this play to take a 21st birthday party as the starting point and move forward through the decades picking out highlights, low points and unexpected pivotal moments.
Exactly like the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in A Christmas Carol, but actually rather more complicated and cleverly interlinked. And lacking the supernatural element as well. So, completely different. But anyway, it's interesting how little things change your life and major tragedies are just blips.
A brilliantly realised time-scape peopled with characters who engage your sympathy and make their unfolding lives all the more gripping.
Exactly like the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in A Christmas Carol, but actually rather more complicated and cleverly interlinked. And lacking the supernatural element as well. So, completely different. But anyway, it's interesting how little things change your life and major tragedies are just blips.
A brilliantly realised time-scape peopled with characters who engage your sympathy and make their unfolding lives all the more gripping.
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