Well-written plays deserve to be learned from and understood properly, both by actors and audiences alike, and Rattigan's very human characters help us do that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Rattigan wrote some very good plays.
The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long, long time. I was drawn to it because of the power of the writing, which gives me the actor a chance to explore many facets of myself.
Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.
Sometimes the writing can be so good that the actor doesn't really have to do anything.
You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.
When you see something that is well-written, the actors can get behind it.
As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.
You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some quality speaks to the individual.
In order to appreciate a great man, we must know his surroundings. We must understand the scope of the drama in which he played - the part he acted - and we must also know his audience.
It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.