Because I Can’t Resist Equus . . .
Posted by rantingandrambling on Sun, April 13, 2008
I’ve seen Equus twice already, at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in 2005. Pics are here:
And it was amazing both times. The cast, the acting, the set, the blue lighting (which I loved) and the horses (which I began referring to as the “S&M Horsies”) were all incredible. The first time I went I was sitting next to this little old lady who, during intermission was like, “It’s very intense.” And it is. That’s sort of the point. The second time I went I sat next to this somewhat well-to-do couple, and the husband, during intermission, kept saying, after he found out I was seeing it for the second time, “But what do you think the point of it is?” Easy answer – that suppressing one’s passion (in this case, Alan’s religion) because society dictates it can have horrible consequences.
So when I heard Daniel Radcliffe was doing Equus in the West End last year, I was sad that I couldn’t see it. I’m obviously not one to fly to another country to see a play, no matter how much I like it. But then the rumbling started about it possibly heading to Broadway – and that made me happy, because even though I really shouldn’t go to NYC again this year, I’d really regret not seeing this play. Tickets went on sale Saturday morning at 9:00. And I had mine by 1:00 (I’d have gotten one earlier, but I’m a late riser). So I’ll be seeing Equus September 13th, and I’m definitely looking forward to it.
Here’s a teaser from the West End production :
