2022年8月25日、Royal Shakespeare TheatreにてAll's Well That Ends Wellを観劇(2時間35分、休憩込み)。以下、ネタバレ注意です。
ヘレナの力強さが印象的でした。バートラムに振り向いてもらえなくても諦めないヘレナは、演出によって、純粋で一途な女性にも、強くて賢い女性にもなり得ます(突然の比較ですが、『から騒ぎ』の二人のヒロインで例えると、前者がヒアロー、後者がビアトリスのようだと思いました)。これまで私が見てきたヘレナは前者ばかりでしたが、今回は後者だったと思います。新しいヘレナ像を見せてもらえました。
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On 25 August 2022, I saw and heard All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare at Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The most impressive thing for me was the strong characterisation of Helena. Helena, who is rejected by Bertram but never gives up his love, can be a pure and single-minded woman or a wise and strong woman (I think the former is like Hero and the latter is like Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing). As for Helena, I have seen the former several times but it was my first time to see the latter.