Theater of death and life

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

I highly recommend Ionesco’s Exit the King to anyone who is in New York.   It is an almost unbearably wrenching exploration of mortality delivered by the most astounding theatrical performance–by Geoffrey Rush (for which he won a Tony)–I have seen in recent memory.  I often find myself wondering during works that address liminal themes:  “so, is the author going to bring God into the picture?”   Not here.  Not that there is anything overtly or militantly secular about the play.    It simply addresses the fear of death and love for life in a purely human context.

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3 Responses to Theater of death and life

  1. mnuez says:
    June 14, 2009 at 6:53 am

    Heather you’re famous. Wait Wait just quoted you, they used a silly voice to do so but hey, any publicity is good publicity! 🙂

    Cheers,

    mnuez

  2. Paul says:
    June 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    http://stuffblackpeopledontlike.blogspot.com/

    Heather, when does the next book come out?

  3. Heather Mac Donald says:
    June 16, 2009 at 5:13 am

    oh-oh. That’s terrifying. No immediate book plans, unlike Derb.

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