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Mar 01, 2012 Julie rated it liked it
Our son chose "Danny & the Deep Blue Sea" to direct for a class. My interest was piqued, so, I borrowed a copy from the Library & it sat lonely on the bookcase in our lounge for a couple of weeks. This evening, after a glass of wine, my husband & I decided to read the play out loud together rather than relax in front of some movie or other. We adapted very quickly to the dialogue which was culturally very different from our backgrounds & required us to curse at each other frequently! We immersedOur son chose "Danny & the Deep Blue Sea" to direct for a class. My interest was piqued, so, I borrowed a copy from the Library & it sat lonely on the bookcase in our lounge for a couple of weeks. This evening, after a glass of wine, my husband & I decided to read the play out loud together rather than relax in front of some movie or other. We adapted very quickly to the dialogue which was culturally very different from our backgrounds & required us to curse at each other frequently! We immersed ourselves in our roles as broken, struggling human beings at rock bottom. Afterwards, we enjoyed lively discussion. It was a moving experience which we felt we would like to repeat. ...more
Sep 12, 2007 Rhiannon rated it really liked it
Shanely sets us up with two monsters. They are truly hideous people...yet ten pages in, you'll love them. You'll love them-not because they're charming, rougish, or magnetic (they're none of these)- but because they are so human it hurts.Shanely sets us up with two monsters. They are truly hideous people...yet ten pages in, you'll love them. You'll love them-not because they're charming, rougish, or magnetic (they're none of these)- but because they are so human it hurts. ...more
The play seemed a bit aimless but it worked.
Nov 07, 2009 Sarah rated it really liked it
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea stands as a startling example of what John Patrick Shanley can accomplish with only a sparse setting and a couple of completely inarticulate individuals. Well, I shouldn't say inarticulate; they are articulate about the pain they've experienced in life, and they know how to pass it along to others. Whether or not they will give up their anguish and lean on each other is a major question of the play.
Shanley works magic with this man and woman, because he allows them to
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea stands as a startling example of what John Patrick Shanley can accomplish with only a sparse setting and a couple of completely inarticulate individuals. Well, I shouldn't say inarticulate; they are articulate about the pain they've experienced in life, and they know how to pass it along to others. Whether or not they will give up their anguish and lean on each other is a major question of the play.
Shanley works magic with this man and woman, because he allows them to reach out to one another, and in doing so, to create a world of their own choosing--where a lamp becomes a moon and the orb allows them to let go of the things that pull on them and be kind to another person. Sure, the major changes both characters undergo would probably never happen anywhere but in a John Patrick Shanley play, but those shifts worked for me because he opens the play with a basic premise--these two people are hurting and need somebody. Maybe what they really need to get better is the person sitting next to them.
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Oct 15, 2008 Kate rated it it was amazing
Recommended to Kate by: Sarah S
Shanley, the guy who brought us the script of Moonstruck and Doubt, has written a zillion plays, mostly about tough working-class Irish and Italian New Yorkers. This is my favorite play of his, about two violent, terrified people, a man and a woman, who meet one night at a bar, go home together, and wind up pretending to be married. I fell in love with these two. Rarely have I watched a story unfold while wishing so hard for love and human connection to heal all bad things past, all the while knShanley, the guy who brought us the script of Moonstruck and Doubt, has written a zillion plays, mostly about tough working-class Irish and Italian New Yorkers. This is my favorite play of his, about two violent, terrified people, a man and a woman, who meet one night at a bar, go home together, and wind up pretending to be married. I fell in love with these two. Rarely have I watched a story unfold while wishing so hard for love and human connection to heal all bad things past, all the while knowing that it just won't. Great play. ...more
Aug 13, 2016 Nick K rated it it was amazing
A beautiful story of two individuals, who are incapable of finding words to describe the whirlwind of hate, love and hope on the inside that spins them nauseous and threatens to destroy them. As they try desperately to find one last chance at connection, their darkest secrets and brightest dreams are revealed. It's up to the reader/audience to determine for themselves if it is too late for these hapless dreamers.It's beautifully barbaric and seductive. One of my dream plays.A beautiful story of two individuals, who are incapable of finding words to describe the whirlwind of hate, love and hope on the inside that spins them nauseous and threatens to destroy them. As they try desperately to find one last chance at connection, their darkest secrets and brightest dreams are revealed. It's up to the reader/audience to determine for themselves if it is too late for these hapless dreamers.It's beautifully barbaric and seductive. One of my dream plays. ...more
Jan 24, 2018 Sarah rated it it was amazing
The writing is very interesting and the characters are both wounded and looking for love and acceptance in the harsh world that they live in.
I had to read this for class, but really enjoyed the characters more than I thought I would.
May 05, 2012 Matt rated it it was amazing
John Patrick Shanley has a rare gift; that gift being that he can take the hideous and show you its beauty, he can take the dark and show its light. If you think I'm being too romantic, or dramatic about the whole thing go read this play and find out for yourself.John Patrick Shanley has a rare gift; that gift being that he can take the hideous and show you its beauty, he can take the dark and show its light. If you think I'm being too romantic, or dramatic about the whole thing go read this play and find out for yourself. ...more
Dec 18, 2007 Sarah rated it it was amazing
This play was an absolutely spiritual experience. Perhaps it just found me at the right moment in my life to be receptive to it, but I have never felt like something could be so honest and raw.
I started quoting lines in my own life. It just made sense.
Apr 07, 2012 Shauna rated it really liked it
Have your thinking/Dr.Phil cap on for this one. It's a great ride!Have your thinking/Dr.Phil cap on for this one. It's a great ride! ...more
This is my favourite play. It's great. A bit twisted!This is my favourite play. It's great. A bit twisted! ...more
Jul 15, 2016 Gypsysoul_ rated it really liked it
It's one of those scripts that as much i would LOVE to direct or act in (age allowing) that the audience may not at all be into. Violent, sad, touching, a great actor's piece for sure.It's one of those scripts that as much i would LOVE to direct or act in (age allowing) that the audience may not at all be into. Violent, sad, touching, a great actor's piece for sure. ...more
Sep 01, 2017 Allie rated it did not like it
jps hit on a girl i know more than half his age and was really gross to her so booo
Apr 04, 2015 Anna rated it it was amazing
Love and Violence function as hairpin turns of intimacy. Some of the most big-hearted people in literature.
May 24, 2019 Waël Ghandour rated it really liked it
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I just watched a Lebanese adaptation of this play, and it was so excellent and intriguing, that it compelled me to read the play. I came back home and read it immediately. This play makes up for some very fine theater: it is cathartic, and it goes to psychological lengths in the simplest words or actions. It is the story of two broken people, Danny and Roberto, who reunite on a night out, and it escalates very quickly from there. "The guys I work with, they call me the Beast", Danny tells RobertI just watched a Lebanese adaptation of this play, and it was so excellent and intriguing, that it compelled me to read the play. I came back home and read it immediately. This play makes up for some very fine theater: it is cathartic, and it goes to psychological lengths in the simplest words or actions. It is the story of two broken people, Danny and Roberto, who reunite on a night out, and it escalates very quickly from there. "The guys I work with, they call me the Beast", Danny tells Roberta. Little does he know that Roberto too is a beast, just a different kind. It's daring, and it tackles so many social issues in simplistic, yet deep ways. Totally recommend. ...more
Apr 03, 2019 Aubry rated it it was amazing
Two broken and lonely souls that only know violence and pain try their very best to approximate this thing called "love". It's so heart wrenching and endearing. Ever f bomb in here is laden with old wounds of these two poor shmucks who have known nothing but abuse, yet still long for something. There are so many f bombs. I f***ing love it.Two broken and lonely souls that only know violence and pain try their very best to approximate this thing called "love". It's so heart wrenching and endearing. Ever f bomb in here is laden with old wounds of these two poor shmucks who have known nothing but abuse, yet still long for something. There are so many f bombs. I f***ing love it. ...more
Did this play and loved it. The complex lives of the characters makes you love and hate them. You sympathize with their pain and their need to be loved and cared for. They're been through hell and they deserve love.
Jan 31, 2021 Darby Steeves rated it it was amazing
Adored it. A simple want that can resonate with everyone from all walks of life.
Una de mis obras de teatro preferidas.
John Patrick Shanley was born in The Bronx, New York City, to a telephone operator mother and a meat-packer father. He is a graduate of New York University, and is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
John Patrick Shanley was born in The Bronx, New York City, to a telephone operator mother and a meat-packer father. He is a graduate of New York University, and is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
In 1990, Shanley directed his script of Joe Versus the Volcano. Shanley also wrote two songs for the movie: "Marooned Without You" and "The Cowboy Song."
In 2004 Shanley was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame.
In 2005, Shanley's play Doubt: A Parable was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play. Doubt: A Parable, is featured in The Fourth Wall, a book of photographs by Amy Arbus in which Shanley also wrote the foreword.
In 2008, Shanley directed a film version of Doubt starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
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