Waiting for Godot

I'm writing this coming off a huge emotional high, so bear with me if this is a jumbled mess.  The European premiere of the Entourage movie was in Leicester Square, and Khalan and I had spots on the rail of the red carpet.  Now, to normal people, this wouldn't be a huge deal, but to me, this was awesome.  I've seen all eight seasons of the actual show, a show that ran from 2004-2011, TWICE.  That is a ton of time in front of the television, but I can say with 100% certainty that this is my favorite series of all time.  AND I JUST GOT TO SEE THE ACTUAL ACTORS.  Please excuse my fan-girling, it is quite embarrassing.

Waiting for Godot, performed by the Sydney Theatre Company, was a very entertaining show.  Although it dragged on a little too long for my liking, I did think the two main actors were very talented and played their respective characters very well.  In my opinion, based upon the viewing of the show and the audience's reaction, this portrayal of Beckett's script was a funny tragedy. 

The dialogue of the show was absolutely hilarious.  Hugo Weaving (Vladimir) and Richard Roxburgh (Estragon) delivered their lines in a way that worked to bring out the meaning of the play, but it also was entertaining.  Their stage chemistry was unbelievable! Even when Weaving would reply, "waiting for Godot," to Roxburgh's questioning, "When can we go?" was hilarious.  The way that they pranced around the stage had me (and most of the audience, for that matter) rolling with laughter.  Even the smaller roles of Pozzo and Lucky were funny.  The body language and motions of Lucky were quite entertaining.  I laughed really hard in the second act when Pozzo and Lucky came out and just collapsed over each other. 

However, I don't feel that the director wanted us to think of this play as funny.  I think he wanted us to realize that the situation Didi and Gogo were in was very sad and much more deep that what was shown on the surface.  I understood it to be a tragic play with some funny dialogue, and I think the audience had the same reaction.  It was very indicative that the play was supposed to be serious when the ending was very somber and without laughter.  That was the impression the director wanted to leave us, ultimately making it a funny tragedy.