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Krapp's Last Tape and Other Dramatic Pieces
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December of Drama 2015, day ten
I'm reading a play every day (have I established that?) and I selected them in advance, so I didn't read the radio plays Embers or All Fall Down which are included in this volume. When it comes to Krapp's Last Tape, I can understand and even agree with those reviewers who call it brilliant, genius, a masterpiece, etc. etc. but I can't say that I necessarily enjoyed it all that much. And the blurb on the back: 'shattering drama,' really? That seems to overstate it just a tad. It's a bitter artistic statement, sure, but far from 'shattering.' I would love to see it staged, however-- more so than any of the other plays I've read so far, except for Thom Pain. It is original, to say the least, and compellingly bizarre.
Anyone else craving a banana or three?
I'm reading a play every day (have I established that?) and I selected them in advance, so I didn't read the radio plays Embers or All Fall Down which are included in this volume. When it comes to Krapp's Last Tape, I can understand and even agree with those reviewers who call it brilliant, genius, a masterpiece, etc. etc. but I can't say that I necessarily enjoyed it all that much. And the blurb on the back: 'shattering drama,' really? That seems to overstate it just a tad. It's a bitter artistic statement, sure, but far from 'shattering.' I would love to see it staged, however-- more so than any of the other plays I've read so far, except for Thom Pain. It is original, to say the least, and compellingly bizarre.
Anyone else craving a banana or three?
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