iainfisher.com

Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Topic started by: regal26 on November 10, 2008, 05:30:53 PM

Title: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: regal26 on November 10, 2008, 05:30:53 PM

Alas...for Mindgame, critics remain firmly curmudgeonly. (groan)

http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/theater/reviews/10mind.html

Title: Re: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: Nick Jones on November 11, 2008, 12:18:32 AM

The Associated press critic didn't like it either, except for Boritt's set. Oh well, at least they lay (most of) the blame on Horowitz.   :(

Title: Re: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: Iain Fisher on November 12, 2008, 04:52:43 PM

Time Out New York have Ken's diary of the production

www.mindgametheplay.com/images/press-081106_timeoutny.pdf (http://www.mindgametheplay.com/images/press-081106_timeoutny.pdf)

Iain

Title: Re: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: John Gargo on November 13, 2008, 01:47:40 AM

NYTheatre.com has a pretty favorable write-up of MINDGAME.  Here it is...

http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=mind7227

Title: Re: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: MLT on November 20, 2008, 08:05:19 PM

Cheer up...if you go to the NY Times online, click theatre, look at far right and click on favourite shows, you will find MINDGAME rates #5 as audience pleaser, gets 4 1/2 stars from readers.

Title: Re: Time kills all critics...NYT review of Mindgame
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on November 22, 2008, 11:00:28 PM

Why should we be surprised. Film critics have seldom understood Ken's films. Why should theater critics be any different?