Woyzeck: A Review




Play: Woyzeck The Hindu Theater Fest

 23 August 2012 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Bangalore

“Love-Lust-Infidelity-Revenge-Remorse”, is a vicious cycle of emotions which have
been so ruthlessly true from stone-age and more common in the age of “Short-
Message-Service”.

Woyzeck a poor German soldier is betrayed by his mistress to his sergeant major.
He decides to take revenge and kills his mistress Marie who was actually by then
remorseful for her actions.

If talked as above, Woyzeck would have just passed on as another performance. But
it doesn’t.

The play though advertised as Korean speaks no language but emotions. The
characters, the props (chairs) add to the emotional intensity that keeps the audience
spellbound yet curious.

The music adds to the intensity of emotions and evokes melody, intimidation,
reproach and pity all at the same time yet in isolation.

The props are dismantled and rearranged in no time and speaks of the discipline the
performers have put in.

Nostalgia: This review was published in "The Hindu" paper on 25th August 2012 in the METROPLUS Bangalore edition!

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