MÓNICA PANADERO SAYAS

Teatro Inglés Siglos XIX y XX

Grupo B

LAS VARIACIONES DE GOLDBERG

The play to comment is the Goldberg’s variations. The play took place

the 19 of October to the 11 of December in the theatre Rialto of Valencia. The

company, the distribution, and the artistic and technical personnel we can find in the

attached pamphlet.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

Mr. Jota: as it says in the pamphlet is "a director of scene divine, and demonic simultaneously, authoritarian, paternal, tyrannical, jealous, charming and hateful".  He enchants the sound track of the Variations of Goldberg of Bach that uses the spectacle throughout modifying melody, harmony and rhythm.  He does in one of the passages of the bible like Aaron and when he speaks by the microphone it is as if it made the voice of God

Goldberg: He is the protagonist.  He is the direction assistant and also interprets some characters like Moises and the same Jesus.  He is a person who takes himself very in serious her work, is educated and considerate with the others

Raamah: he is one of the actors, is the most demanding.  He interprets papers like Caín, Adan, Abraham and is one of the angels of hell.  He is thin and he does not give to shame anything.

Masch: he is another one of the actors, always does what Raamah does.  He interprets to Abel, the serpent, the Abraham's wife (Sara) also is another one of the angels.  He is fat and he is less demanding than Raamah

Jafet: he is an author dissatisfied.  He plays the papeer of angel, of smoke, Isaac and also he is angel of the hell.  He is very graceful

Mari: she is the cleaner and Mr Jota's lover.  She is very likeable, always is cleaning, at the end has a paper like virgin

Ernestina Van Veen: she is the manager of atrezzo.  sHe is very effective and che likes all perfect and she gets upset if is not everything as she had planned it

Teresa Tormentina: she is the actress.  She plays the paper of Eva, that has been costing to her much because she must undress, also of Maria Magdalena and is another one of the angels.  Mr Jota is in love with her

Angels of hell:  they are the musicians who sing in direct and cheer the play.  Their songs are raised of tone and not exactly I talk about to the of voice but with rhythm that makes participate to the audience and that each one when it finishes people applauds

SCENE: the scene is not covered by any curtain nor drop curtain and lets see the borders.  There is a plank in the center that it changes of scenery according to the scene.  To the left there is a table type office with two chairs and the bible.  To the right another moveable wall turning the moveable walls changes to the scenery and scene

ATREZZO: the atrezzo changes according to the scene but what it is used more they are the moveable walls that each one this decorated of a form.  They also use from toys to make the coffer of Noe, cardboard ewes, a drop curtain with sixteen flags until the three wood crossings

CLOTHES: and black shirt and Goldberg goes dress of present time, the clothes for each scene is ridiculous.  That stands out more is the clothes of Los Angeles of hell which they go of rockers

ILLUMINATION: the illumination was composed by the spotlights that can be seen since there are no drop curtains and always with lights of colors that help the scenery of the scene.  Everything is very modern.

 

PERSONAL OPINION: The atmosphere of the theatre was good except the reaction of a woman who had a very extridente laughter and laughed when everybody was in silence until people occurred to account people and the people laughed of her. It has been one of best plays than I have seen this year, the critic that does to the bible is very good since as it says the pamphlet is an explosive mixture of ethics,  lyricism, violence, sex, action and philosophy.  Also I have liked because it shows the effort to us that makes the actors to teat a play and all the work that it takes