The arts event I am going to review is the performance of The Ferryman in the London West End theatre The Gielgud. I attended this event on Saturday 10th March 2018. It was a play about the political instability of Northan Ireland in the 1980s. The art form was a mixture of dramatic performance and writing as it was written before performed. I had seen a few plays before, some political, but this one, I found, very powerfully portrayed the drastic state of the country at the time in a way I had never seen before.
What I thought was really good was the characterisation, set and script. There were many characters in the play but you got to know them all really well. The play took part on the same set throughout its entirety and it was a really amazing kitchen/living room scene that was very realistic. I also really admire the playwright for the effect his script created.
On the other hand, there were a few plot points I didn't quite agree with, for example, a character dies at the end and we didn't quite get to know the character too well and I would've preferred it if we had. I would definitely recommend the play because it was very powerful and enjoyable.
I learnt from it that speed within scenes is very important so when tension wants to be increased the speed can be broken to create a gripping scene. This was fundamental in the play. It was also very educational in the sense of the situation of Northan Ireland and the problems with the IRA. I found that fiction and reality were blended very well.
This seems like a good play! When is it next showing?