thom pain (based on nothing review)

If there was one I missed it. I left my seat and kept thinking of Thom at odd moments for weeks. A very peculiar solo show with a very good actor. Eno's text as Pain recounts the major experiences of his life are harsh, vulnerable, loving, and truly compassionate. See it if At times he addresses audience members directly, staring intently at them as he asks rhetorical questions, and it's difficult to resist the impulse to answer back.

I actually bought the book in the theater lobby. Want trad/fluffy play, don't like being unsettled, want clear story arc, don't want to be toyed with, don't like strange/odd w bit of menace, Also Don't see it if Hit the contribute button now to share your story.

What’s the point of the 70 minutes of the mild audience abuse, self-conscious digressions and interruptions, deliberately unfunny jokes and funny non-sequiturs, bleak stories, and self-pitying effusions that make up Thom Pain (based on nothing), Will Eno’s one-character play? var F10834_sb_wait_img=fbz_formMetrics(10834,1); Set appears abandoned mid-task by the thoughtless. But it's probably even better if you see him performed. I found myself relating to the pissed off audience that paid to see this terrible play. | Cookie Settings. It would be great to see this performed I order to see how it really lands. Deeply sad, lonely & vulnerable; and painfully funny. Lighting designer: Jen Schriever I guess it is just another instance of existential mishmash which would appear to be above my paygrade.i cant say I was glad to be there, but I was happy to have seen it. To champions of the playwright’s work, most notably former New York Times critic Charles Isherwood, Will Eno is (as Isherwood wrote in his 2005 review of Thom Pain) “the Samuel Beckett of the Jon Stewart generation.” That same year, Isherwood served on the jury that selected the play as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. He is almost endearing.

I saw the original production of “Thom Pain” by a then-unknown Will Eno in 2005 & was impressed enough that I’ve followed his career ever since. hmmm, you like Eno, Butler, Hall or some combo, would be OK watching 1 man meander thru a 90m meditation on a life still under construction. could have watched him for hours! His rambling, stream-of-consciousness monologue is marked by frequent non sequiturs, as if he can't quite figure out what direction he wants his story to take.

If you don't know his work, he's worth knowing about. See it if A few narrative threads can be discerned, including a traumatic event from his childhood and a failed relationship with a woman. I found myself relating to the pissed off audience that paid to see this terrible play. Michael C Hall was that riveting.... Read more Read less. We both loved it!

However, it loses something in reading it. would have only been a distraction.

Not a surprise. It was freezing out. Filled with stream of consciousness crap, fake-outs and jokes that went nowhere. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. try{ F10834_sb_requiredFields.push('F10834_sb_cids'); You dislike one person shows or shows without a strong story line. He is trying to save his life, to save your life—in that order. function F10834_sb_wait_fn(){ Don't see it if

Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) runs at the Print Room until 13 October.

(I suspect you'll like it a lot or HATE it, but whatever you feel will be apparent to you within the first 10 minutes or less.

Much too abstract for my tastes - but recommended to me by someone whose taste I trust more than mine.

you don't like one-man shows and long monologues or plays where there is more plot. That alone would have made the experience magical, but Eno's play was something else altogether. But nice is nice, and this Thom Pain is someone too good for his world — and ours. It is one of the two stories Thom tries to tell, more or less, in the play. She has recently completed her PhD in International Politics at the University of Queensland. See it if It never felt too long or tedious for me and I can easily say that I liked the experience and was glad to have seen it. See it if you enjoy stories, word play and mind play that often starts normal but turns out opposite delivered in a superb performance by one actor.

Reasonably priced and delightfully cozy.

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The play itself was a rambling, incoherent mess.

"Isherwood's rave made the play a snob hit of 2005. And having experienced a lifetime of hurt and rejection, he proceeds to inflict that pain on the audience. What a good game.

It’s impossible to not to find yourself enamoured with this play. She is a board member of House Conspiracy, an art centre located in West End, Brisbane.

Performed in a theater made to look like it's under construction with its littering of tarps, ladders and tools, the piece begins in total darkness. “Don’t be troubled by what you might perceive as obscure, hard, troublous,” he cautions us, in Hall’s creepily charming narrative voice.

This streaming adaptation of Thom Pain has made excellent use of filming techniques.

I’m glad I saw this with my son, who clued me in on some of the subtle references like the bees who are a metaphor for cutting. Was I missing something from Joneses, this Beckett meets Albee for a new generation? Sound designer: Lee Kinney Nonlinear, nonuniform & nonsensical, drama can drive some screaming from the theatre Getting on Eno's wavelength (or trying to) is essential. Don't see it if

This is a play to see live, if there is an incredible actor to play the part of Thom. Alternately emanating the character's rueful acceptance and a bitterness seemingly borne of self-loathing, Hall is mesmerizing throughout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkNqvlC2JuA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJstIEx6EnU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgwrQMrknQQ&fbclid=IwAR0VLNdQm9GXjK3wKWwLny320SfqqXToZHLnPKxLPvX4xMWE0cwwexUqoEA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXKUgjYh7lo. The richness & humanity of Eno’s theatrical language has not faded a bit. Slights and abuses, oh, what a paradise. I took Hallie to see this play on her birthday in 2005.

This is one of my favorite New York memories. you are a Michael C. Hall fan and if "stand-up existentialism" appeals to you. But the play's deliciously clever wordplay and theatrical inventiveness provide myriad rewards for the more open-minded. 2 min walk. TWITTER He's one of the more interesting "alternative" playwri. What a bizarre little play, but I loved it. And Thom’s failure to find meaning or make satisfying connections in his life is represented by his inability to communicate straightforwardly with the audience.

Sitemap | Between Eno's substantial text, Hall's bewitching presence, and Jen Schriever's smart lighting, any sets, projections, etc.

Thom Pain (based on nothing) Written by Will Eno, directed by Oliver Butler, set design by Amy Rubin, costume design by Anita Yavich, lighting design by Jen Schriever, sound design by Lee Kinney. I'll stick with Albee, thank you.

We’d love your help. Presented by Signature Theatre. I saw it Sunday and today is Wednesday, yet I realize I cant remember much of what was said.

Hurt man humoursly displays his pain. There is less menace than master of ceremonies in Hall’s portrayal of Pain. “When did your childhood end? Reviewed by Jonathan Mandell. So I don't feel I can accurately rate this play within goodreads star rating system. clearInterval(F10834_sb_wait);

Anyway, this is very clever, which is both its greatest strength and weakness.