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| BOARDWALKERS AMADEUS |
Name Of Play: Amadeus
Production: Boardwalkers (Chennai)
Direction: Directed by Michael Muthu
Playwright: Peter Shaffer
Synopsis
Peter Shaffer's psychological drama "Amadeus" has aroused controversy, ever since its first performance in London. The play deals with the life and times of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Salieri, a Viennese court composer. It probes profound, sometimes disturbing, themes that transcend the personalities of both Mozart and Salieri.
The drama starts with a confession of murder and goes on to explain the action. Although the title suggests Mozart is the protagonist, it is Salieri and not the great composer who occupies centre stage and whose mind we are invited to enter. The dramatic situation is that of a deathbed confession.
In the play, Salieri is the narrator who, at the same time, recounts his own story. We see the action on stage only through his eyes, often clouded with envy, hate and pain. He begins with an invocation and begs the audience to be his confessors.
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