A scene from the Strathmore Drama Society’s production. The cast gave a lively performance until the end, but the play could have done with an interlude. Photo/ANNE MANYARA
Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold described himself as the “author of the spectacle,” which is fitting because, while the playwright uses words to communicate his ideas, the director uses stage action.
His job is to identify what another great Russian, theatre theoritician Constantin Stanislavski, called the spine of the play and then communicate this interpretation to the rest of the production team.
