The façade of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
It is still raining and lots more rain is expected. When it rains the best thing to do in Dublin is go to the theater. Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" has been playing at the Abbey for the past week so we decided to go see it with Gemma, a theater professional.
The remodeled interior is very nice. We had seats up in the Gods but we had a good unobstructed view of the stage. My only complaint about the stadium seating is that there is very little room for a good leg stretch.
The play itself was well presented but totally lacked the sparkle of Wilde's dialogue. The actors didn't seem to be aware that it was supposed to be a comedy. The delivery was lacklustre, at best.
On the way home we experienced another kind of theater on the Luas. A typical Dubliner was on his cell phone as if he was in his living room. We heard more about his life than anyone on the Luas wanted to hear. And it was delivered in best Dublin gutterspeak.
Niece Gemma with Ideal Husband, Rich
1 comment:
I assume by the picture of your husband, that you were referring to Rich as "ideal".se sois?
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