A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
From: Tuesday, 10th July 2012
To: Sunday, 29 July 2012
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Synopsis
Ireland at the end of the 19th Century. Political and religious hostilities are dividing a passionate population. Away from home and in unfamiliar surroundings, the young Stephen Dedalus starts to question his Catholic upbringing as he reaches towards a vaster spiritual and artistic existence. James Joyce's semi-autobiographical work is an early example of his evocative stream-of-consciousness style, exemplified by later works Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. First serialised in ?The Egoist' magazine between 1914 and 1915, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was published in book form in 1917.
Our Review:
17 July 2012
It is always a challenge to adapt a well-known novel for the stage and make it accessible to an audience. As copyright to Joyce’s works lapsed this year, director Tom Neill A Portrait Of The Artist into the intimate space of the Pentametres Theatre with a cast of five (Emily Carmichael, Georgina Periam, Victoria Porter, Peter Saracen, Paul Taylor) with a lot of energy and style.
The play follows the life of Stephen Dedalus from his strict Catholic childhood to his increasing independence and ultimate abandonment of Ireland for a more spiritual existence.
The adaptation, produced by [Léonie Scott-Matthews], begins with a strong and overwhelming montage of overlapping music, sound and speech, portraying a childlike perception of the world. As the play develops so does the understanding of it as a scene-to-scene collage.
Emily Carmichael’s interestingly cross-gender portrayal of the hero brings out a sensitivity and vulnerabi...
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James Joyce (Author)
Leonie Scott-Matthews (for Pentamenters Theatre) ()
Tom Neill (Adaptation)
Tom Neill (Director)
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