A few months ago we bought tickets for a show without really knowing what it was about. It was a leap of luck, trying to experience something different: Marianne Faithfull reads Shakespeare's Love Sonnets.
We arrived late due to impossible parking situation in the center but still made it just before she started.
The set up was 2 people on the stage:
- Marianne Faithfull, sitting at a table and reading the sonnets
- Vincent Segal, sitting next to her playing the cello in between each sonnet
I have to confess I preferred the music over the sonnets. Possibly because Shakespeare's English is not that easy to understand (even with translation).
I was a bit surprised that the show only lasted 1 hour but at the same time longer might have become boring. There is only so much time one can listen to poetry, I guess.
Not the best show ever but surely a nice and different way to spend the evening, away from Internet and DVDs.
You can have a glimpse of the show here (bottom of the page).
This said we had no idea who Marianne Faithfull was / is (just not our generation). Obviously there were some fans in the room who stood up at the end of the show. I guess it reminded the (old) lady of her success when from the 60s and 70s (we won't talk about her scandals :)).
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