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From: Remi
Category: Theatre
Date: 17 May 2004
A most enjoyable and illuminating play that was shown in Oxford as part of the Greek festival. The partcipants sat in chairs and acted out their roles as if they were in a radio play. Interestingly, the man sitting behind me said that he would like to put the play on Radio 3. The subject was the Elgin Marbles which reside in the British Museum but once were sitting squarely on the same site as the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. There were two main characters, a fiery woman who wanted the marbles in Greece and another woman who said they should stay in London, England. The former used such arguments as right of return, what's yours is yours, the continuity of a country across ages and national heritage while the latter defended herself with the greatest good for the greatest number, finders keepers- losers weepers and world heritage. Other characters chipped into the proceedings including he RSC actor Michael Pennington playing Socrates and a fun turn from the Dreamteam actor, Daniel Lundh who spoke for Thalos. The writer and director, Constantine Sandos, sat next to me. His parents were also present. The experience reminded me of the therapeutic value of art which cleanses you of transitory concersn and places you in the bigger picture. Get out there and cleanse yourselves, my friends!
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