Tuesday 12 January 2016

Amadeus on stage

Oh the discoveries one can find in charity shops, in this instance in the local Oxfam. Last Saturday, I found in it a leaflet announcing a stage version of Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. Because before being an amazing movie, it was an amazing play. I first discovered the movie of course, which is one of my favourite of all time. It is only decades later than I found the stage play, in the English section of a second hand bookshop in Montreal (this one). I loved it just as much. The different medium really brought a completely different dimension to the story. But now, I have the opportunity to finally see the play on stage. This will be a marriage of two things I dearly love: Mozart's music and theater. I think I will buy the tickets tonight. And I will end this post with a trailer of the movie, which is very similar to the beginning of the play.

4 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Oh, you lucky duck! I read the play many years ago after having seen the film, which is a fave of mine too. How wonderful to be able to attend a performance of the play!

jaz@octoberfarm said...

this was one of my all time favorite movies.

Chris 'Frog Queen' Davis said...

Have a great time. This is my favorite movie and seeing it live is just amazing. Enjoy!

Cheers!

Gwen Buchanan said...

This is so exciting!! What a treat!!!