tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post114528229746196006..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Reader Review of "Corrie"Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1147129731805481812006-05-08T19:08:00.000-04:002006-05-08T19:08:00.000-04:00Megan Dodds was born in Sacramento, California. Sh...Megan Dodds was born in Sacramento, California. She trained as an actress at the Julliard School in New York City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1146362141749464892006-04-29T21:55:00.000-04:002006-04-29T21:55:00.000-04:00You're absolutely right, Heather! I was rememberin...You're absolutely right, Heather! I was remembering Dodds from the great TV version of <I>Love in a Cold Climate</I>, where she was the perfect Polly! Instead I should've remembered her role in <I>MI5</I> (or <I>Spooks</I>, as they call it in the homeland), where her character is very much American. A very versatile actress.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148540072557982068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1145503466842369562006-04-19T23:24:00.000-04:002006-04-19T23:24:00.000-04:00Um, er... her American accent was great because Do...Um, er... her American accent was great because Dodds IS American, I think :-P<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a good little play.<BR/>I saw it in London the night prior to the official opening night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1145315696008057012006-04-17T19:14:00.000-04:002006-04-17T19:14:00.000-04:00It wasn't a very "laughy" crowd at the performance...It wasn't a very "laughy" crowd at the performance I saw--but certainly a very sympathetic and appreciative one.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148540072557982068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1145297747930478902006-04-17T14:15:00.000-04:002006-04-17T14:15:00.000-04:00Hi Philip. I'm actually going to London to see th...Hi Philip. I'm actually going to London to see the production--on sabbatical and am now writing an academic article about the brouhaha, found a cheap flight and figure, why not?freespeechloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925986545953519952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1145293171818867852006-04-17T12:59:00.000-04:002006-04-17T12:59:00.000-04:00June got a lot of the same impressions from the pl...June got a lot of the same impressions from the play that my wife, our friend the London novelist James Flint, and I got watching the play in October. <BR/><BR/>By the way, June forgot to mention that there are several lines which bring waves of laughter from the audience, as Dobbs shares young Corrie's raunchy, self-deprecating humor with the audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1145291023553891612006-04-17T12:23:00.000-04:002006-04-17T12:23:00.000-04:00It's interesting, because I had the same response ...It's interesting, because I had the same response when I heard her emails read from the stage at Rvierside Church. I thought the emails would be the least interesting part of the evening, but they turned out to be compelling and far more complicated, self-reflective and wordly than I thought they would. I don't really care that much for didactism in theater or any place else. But I was surprised that the emails weren't that. And I don't think you can get quite the same impression by reading the text. In this case, I think the live performance may matter more than in others. I have my doubts that aesthetics and politics can be separated anyway, but I found the performance interesting and nuanced in ways I didn't anticipate. What I didn't like that evening at Riverside were the political speeches. They went on and were the most boring.freespeechloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925986545953519952noreply@blogger.com