Quick plug for a great play:
The Far Side of the Moon playing at the Barbican is fantastic!
I saw it last night. It's a one man show by Robert LePage, starring Yves Jacques. It's kind of about the Russian Space programme but not really. One of the things that impressed me most about it was the way that it did lots of cool stuff with the stage -- big sliding doors, an ironing board with multiple personalities, a giant rotating mirror, etc. But the magic thing about the cool stuff was that it contributed something to the overall show. It wasn't just there because it was cool. And, for the most part, it was used in an original way.
And the story was great and it was set in Quebec and I just thought it was keen and you should go see it.
Most everything I've seen at the Barbican lately has been amazing, now that I think about it. The Elephant Vanishes was a delight. Sacha Waltz was mesmerising. Woycek was brilliant.
Yay, Barbican!
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