Hello, Nassim!
My name is Renato, I'm from Brazil and I'm 22 years old.
I just watched White Rabbit, Red Rabbit and I'm really, really excited about it - the interaction, the excellent writing, the personal tone...so many things I considered amazing.
And I got so moved by its essence: thinking that no matter where we live, we are joined by thoughts, ideas and common feelings, and that words can connect us forever...is more than just true: it's magnificent. The kind of thing that changes us.
I was one of the rabbits on the cage scene, but I don't have any picture here with me. I hope that the guy in the audience sends it to you soon.
Congratulations for the play. I can't stop revisiting it in my head. Hope you're fine while reading this!
Renato
São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (July, 13, 2012)
ps. Kelzy Ecard is the actress who read White Rabbit, Red Rabbit for us tonight. Sweet and funny lady.
ps2. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit in Portugeuse is "Coelho Vermelho, Coelho Branco" :)
Friday, 13 July 2012
VOICES: Paul Hackworth (London)
Hi Nassim,
I hope this email finds you well. Yesterday, I attended a performance of your place at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, West London, with Tamsin Greig as the "actor." Tamsin is one of the best actors we have in the UK (or anywhere for that matter), and she brought a lot of personality and emotion to her reading of the play. Her evocation of cheetahs pretending to be ostriches is something that will stay in my mind for a long time - I only hope that someone captured it on video so that you can see it one day.
I am sending you a photo of Tamsin, with five "obligatory volunteer" rabbits - the lady on the left is from Iran.
The one thing I wanted to say to you is this - why does anyone feel the need to volunteer to read the final part of the play, the last two pages? Surely if no-one volunteers, the suicide machine cannot kill? I wanted to shout out to tell the other audience members not to volunteer, but also didn't think anyone would, and I was surprised that so many did, since you'd made the outcome fairly obvious. For me, talking to an actor on stage is a pretty extreme example of "breaking the fourth wall" (or is that the fifth?), so I wasn't ready to go a stage further and tell other audience members to ignore an explicit instruction from the playwright.
I will close by wishing you all the best for the future, and I hope you continue to send us such thought-provoking plays, and that one day you will be allowed to travel to see them performed.
Good luck,
Paul Hackworth
I hope this email finds you well. Yesterday, I attended a performance of your place at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, West London, with Tamsin Greig as the "actor." Tamsin is one of the best actors we have in the UK (or anywhere for that matter), and she brought a lot of personality and emotion to her reading of the play. Her evocation of cheetahs pretending to be ostriches is something that will stay in my mind for a long time - I only hope that someone captured it on video so that you can see it one day.
I am sending you a photo of Tamsin, with five "obligatory volunteer" rabbits - the lady on the left is from Iran.
The one thing I wanted to say to you is this - why does anyone feel the need to volunteer to read the final part of the play, the last two pages? Surely if no-one volunteers, the suicide machine cannot kill? I wanted to shout out to tell the other audience members not to volunteer, but also didn't think anyone would, and I was surprised that so many did, since you'd made the outcome fairly obvious. For me, talking to an actor on stage is a pretty extreme example of "breaking the fourth wall" (or is that the fifth?), so I wasn't ready to go a stage further and tell other audience members to ignore an explicit instruction from the playwright.
I will close by wishing you all the best for the future, and I hope you continue to send us such thought-provoking plays, and that one day you will be allowed to travel to see them performed.
Good luck,
Paul Hackworth
VOICES: Sandra and John (London)
Hello Nassim,
We saw White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at the Gate Theatre in London on Sunday, July 1st. We both agree that we have never seen anything like this before and we were totally absorbed from beginning to end. The actor was the wonderful Tamsin Greig who delivered the script brilliantly. Her "ostrich" was so good it's hard to believe she was reading the script for the first time.
The audience tried to persuade the actor not to drink the water and one person took direct action and emptied both glasses on the floor. It didn't work. Tamsin drank the last few drops and wiped the glass out with her finger to get every last drop.
It was a roller coaster of emotions and a wonderful piece of writing.
We hope that one day you will be able to join your audience around the world.
Thank you and good luck.
Sandra and John
We saw White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at the Gate Theatre in London on Sunday, July 1st. We both agree that we have never seen anything like this before and we were totally absorbed from beginning to end. The actor was the wonderful Tamsin Greig who delivered the script brilliantly. Her "ostrich" was so good it's hard to believe she was reading the script for the first time.
The audience tried to persuade the actor not to drink the water and one person took direct action and emptied both glasses on the floor. It didn't work. Tamsin drank the last few drops and wiped the glass out with her finger to get every last drop.
It was a roller coaster of emotions and a wonderful piece of writing.
We hope that one day you will be able to join your audience around the world.
Thank you and good luck.
Sandra and John
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
VOICES: The Blog @ Boston Court
Thoughts from a blogger on White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. Hope she'll get to see it some day!
"Theatre is an experience: one that is shared between the production staff, the cast, the audience, and the playwright. I have never been to, or heard of, a production that has so poignantly touched so many people, and affected people so strongly in a way that they feel the need to reach out to the playwright to thank them for that experience. But, in my opinion, that's how strongly it should affect people. Maybe I just expect too much, but since theatre is a live event, and there is no screen that acts as a middle man, then the connection should be that deep and should be that moving. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is one of those shows that people continue to think about and discuss far after the play is done, and I'm so pleased that theatre still has the power to do that today."
Read the full blog post on The Blog @ Boston Court.
"Theatre is an experience: one that is shared between the production staff, the cast, the audience, and the playwright. I have never been to, or heard of, a production that has so poignantly touched so many people, and affected people so strongly in a way that they feel the need to reach out to the playwright to thank them for that experience. But, in my opinion, that's how strongly it should affect people. Maybe I just expect too much, but since theatre is a live event, and there is no screen that acts as a middle man, then the connection should be that deep and should be that moving. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is one of those shows that people continue to think about and discuss far after the play is done, and I'm so pleased that theatre still has the power to do that today."
Read the full blog post on The Blog @ Boston Court.
FACES: Flickr captures WRRR on July 1
Take a look at this great photo set from Mehrdad Aref-Adib on Flickr!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aref-adib/sets/72157630377885642/
Photos from the July 1, 2012 performance at The Gate in London, England. Performed by Arthur Darvill.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aref-adib/sets/72157630377885642/
Photos from the July 1, 2012 performance at The Gate in London, England. Performed by Arthur Darvill.
VOICES: Eloisa De la Maza and Nassim Soleimanpour
Subject:
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 16:07:10 +0100
Dear Nassim
I hope this email finds you well.
I have now been to my third Wrrr and I have loved it, third time even better! London 14.00 hrs BST
I managed to take a picture for you not too good. This time I really thought the audience was going to save the actor!
Many told Tamsin that she had a choice in drinking it or not! I thought this time ....
Anyway at the end all of us let her drink the poison!
I am now having a break for the last show, I will write to you once it finishes.
Best wishes
Eloisa
Subject: Re: FW:
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 22:03:43 +0430
Oh my!!! 4 times... Let me know what happensssss...
nassim
Subject: RE:
Date: Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 11:45 PM
We complied and assisted all the actors in their suicides!
I saw some other crows too! I was getting a little worried with my obsession of WRRR, but not alone
I didn't have the courage to get up and read the end of the script but I now know for certain I don't want to be a white rabbit in my life even if it's the worst kind of suicide so thank you ever so much for the eye opener that WRRR has been to me
Best wishes
Eloisa
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 16:07:10 +0100
Dear Nassim
I hope this email finds you well.
I have now been to my third Wrrr and I have loved it, third time even better! London 14.00 hrs BST
I managed to take a picture for you not too good. This time I really thought the audience was going to save the actor!
Many told Tamsin that she had a choice in drinking it or not! I thought this time ....
Anyway at the end all of us let her drink the poison!
I am now having a break for the last show, I will write to you once it finishes.
Best wishes
Eloisa
Subject: Re: FW:
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 22:03:43 +0430
Oh my!!! 4 times... Let me know what happensssss...
nassim
Subject: RE:
Date: Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 11:45 PM
We complied and assisted all the actors in their suicides!
I saw some other crows too! I was getting a little worried with my obsession of WRRR, but not alone
I didn't have the courage to get up and read the end of the script but I now know for certain I don't want to be a white rabbit in my life even if it's the worst kind of suicide so thank you ever so much for the eye opener that WRRR has been to me
Best wishes
Eloisa
FACES: Rabbits at The Gate (London), July 1
From the July 1, 2012 performances at The Gate in London.
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| With actor Arthur Darvill |
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| With actor Tamsin Greig |
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| With actor Tamsin Greig |
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