Advantages: Clean, Comfortable, Location Disadvantages: My Ears!
As 2008 drew to a close I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to pay a flying visit to Milan, the purpose of which was twofold - to soak up some culture in the fine city, and also take in a football match at the famous Stadio San Siro. Because the trip was part of a package we were unable to specify flight companies or hotels of our own accord, instead relying on the powers that be that put these all inclusive city breaks together. So it was we found our party of three transported from Malpensa airport to the hotel Amadeus in the fashionable shopping district of Milan, a clean looking three star hotel, boasting eighty rooms.
Location, Location, Location
Little doubt that the location of the Amadeus is one of its strengths. Although it is a good hour?s drive from Malpensa airport it is ? quite literally ? a stone ...
Advantages: Intense story of jealousy & betrayal Disadvantages: Requires a good imagination
This is the play script of 'Amadeus' by Peter Shaffer which, first performed in 1979, won the Tony Award for Best Play of the year, the 1979 Evening Standard Award, the Plays and Players Award, and the London Theatre Critic's Award. 'Amadeus' achieved the rare distinction of having run for over a thousand performances on Broadway and in 1984 was made into a highly successful film (DVD also catalogued on Ciao).
This well-deserved praise highlights how good a play 'Amadeus' is, and I would highly recommend going to see it performed in theatre. This play script is the next best thing. But whereas in a novel all characters, feelings and thoughts are described, play scripts are a little different and can be more difficult to read. For the uninitiated, a play script is made up of dialogue and stage directions. Therefore a lot of imagination ...
Advantages: Bright, colourful, gripping story Disadvantages: May seem dated, purely fictional story
First came the play?
"Amadeus took the theatre world by storm, winning a host of awards, and running for over 1000 performances on Broadway.
And then came the film?
And more surprisingly, it was great? not a second-rate rip-off, not an uninspired American money-making franchise. It adds to the 'Amadeus' phenomenon instead of watering it down, and I will tell you how? Mozart didn't die. He was re-born on film instead of stage, and his charm captures our hearts all over again.
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It all started when 'Amadeus' writer Peter Shaffer was cornered by film director Milos Forman after the first preview of the play at the National Theatre, London, in November 1979. His enthusiasm, his insistence that 'Amadeus' was perfect for a film, meant that in 1982 their collaboration together began. They were not to create a hybrid, neither ...
e_coleuk 22.05.2005
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