The play The Master and Margarita I saw at the Barbican was interesting to say the least. It is adapted from a novel written in the USSR in the 1930s. I have no doubt that the novel is probably very good and has some major themes it struggles with. The play, however, did not communicate that. The whole production was characterized by the media they used. Everything had a technical aspect to it. There was no relationship, really, between the actors and the audience. It was completely separate. It almost felt like we were watching something not meant for us. Almost like we weren't even supposed to be there.
The technical abilities the stage had were vast and impressive. It would probably be extremely fun to play around with it. However, that does not mean that you have to use every single ability in one performance. It was too much. After a while everything becomes lost: the audience, the production, the meaning. You walk away not knowing what you had just seen or what you were supposed to have gained.
The production was interesting. But definitely not my type of theatre. It was more performance art than anything. And most of the time that stuff just annoys me.
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