Venus in fur how venus got her fur by david ives my play venus in fur began with a very powerful, very bad idea. Performance network theatre to present david ives venus. Yet, doctor midway throughthe performance, i began to realize that if this spooky season is about masks and disguises with hints of something super amid the natural, then venus in fur is indeed a comic goodie bag of tricks and treats. A young playwright, thomas, has written an adaptation of the 1870 nov.
An exploration of gender roles and sexuality, in which desire twists and turns in on itself, venus in fur is also a witty, unsettling look at the art of actingonstage and off. A mysterious, funny, erotic drama that represents yet another departure for the multifaceted david ives. Identities keep changing, along with the balance of power, in david ivess twisty, fascinating venus in fur, now at huntington theatre company. Fortunately, auckland theatre companys production of venus in fur, which marks the plays new zealand premiere, has delved deep into the varying levels of intellectual, sexual, and theatrical stimulation in ives text, and, without having seen them, i dare say it would hold its own on the international stage against other productions. David ivesvenus in fur is a sophisticated and seductive story that will trigger discussions about power among the genders as well as more generally throughout society.
Directed by roman polanski and written by david ives. Platt, scott landis and classic stage company, at the samuel j. I love the ancients not for their pediments or their poetry, but becausein their world venus could love paris one day and anchises the next. Venus in fur introduces us to vanda, a startlingly talented young actress determined to land the lead in a new play based. The book inspired venus in fur, a 2010 play set in the modern day by david ives, which. Tristram kentonthe guardian ives script wears its influences on its sleeve, whether its the bacchae, strindbergs miss julie or the. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century.
In this tony award nominated adaptation, the tables a. The plays debut run at the classic stage company offbroadway in 2010. In addition, a bio for the broadway producers of venus. Captivating duet of sex, power in venus in fur the. David ives venus in fur is described as a taut, psychological playfrochtzwajg, 20. Nov 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. David ives and john lahr discuss venus in fur part 1 youtube.
Molly oneill has worked as both an actor and director for over twenty years. Based on the script, this guide explores venus in furs historical and social context, some of ives reference points as well as several. Into his empty audition room walks a vulgar and equally desperate actress oddly enough, named vanda. Adapted by the director and david ives from the latters 2010 stage play of the same name, the film stars emmanuelle seigner as vanda, a brassy, still struggling but no longer young actress with a. Venus in furs of this book, intended for private circulation, only 1225 copies have been printed, and type afterward distributed. The singapore repertory theatres opening production of its 20 th anniversary season is a new production of the sexy and smart broadway hit, venus in fur by david ives. Adapted by the director and david ives from the latters 2010 stage play of the same name, the film. Venus in furs was part of love, the first volume of the series. At the end of a long day in which the actresses thomas auditions fail to impress him, in walks vanda, very. The play had its premiere offbroadway at the classic stage company in 2010 and on broadway in 2011. Start of the project gutenberg ebook venus in furs produced by avinash kothare, tom allen, tiffany vergon, charles aldarondo, charles franks and the online distributed proofreading team. An actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
Playwright david ives on how venus got her fur broadway. Venus in fur is a film about an actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his. Venus in fur by david ives 1m, 1w thomas, a beleaguered playwrightdirector, is desperate to find an actress to play vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale venus in fur. Press information for venus in fur south coast repertory. Auditions are over for the day, and thomas still hasnt found the perfect actress for his adaptation of a 19th century erotic novel. Everything essential about roman polanskis venus in fur and the david ives play venus in fur, of which the movie is an adaptation. Venus in fur dramatists play service, inc in venus in fur makes even the most fraught encounter between a domineering director and a sensitive performer seem like a play david ives. Venus in fur is a twoperson play by david ives set in modern new york city. Because theyre not the moderns, who live in their mind, and because theyre the opposite of christians, who. The play had its premiere offbroadway at the classic stage company in 2010 and. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Sep 25, 20 the creator of venus in fur david ives david ives grew up in south chicago, and later attended seminary and northwestern university. A play book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands.
The novel was to be part of an epic series that sachermasoch envisioned called legacy of cain. Identities keep changing, along with the balance of power, in david ives s twisty, fascinating venus in fur, now at huntington theatre company. Captivating duet of sex, power in venus in fur the boston. Thomas, a beleaguered playwrightdirector, is desperate to find an actress to play vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale venus in fur. Taking my seat at the alley theatres production of david ives venus in fur, online i didnt imagine that the play might be appropriate for halloween. A play kindle edition by ives, david, sachermasoch. The idea that such a story could rise to the level of art is tested in david ives play venus in fur, which shows now at portland center stages ellen bye theater. The big question with venus in fur is whether all these psychosexual headgamesand all the conversations about literature, obsession, and genderever arrive anywhere particularly surprising or insightful.
Venus in fur is a film about an actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. Venus in fur opened offbroadway at the classic stage company on january, 2010. Terry teachout, wall street journal from the publisher. A few years ago i reread histoire do, the notorious erotic french novel of the 1950s. From the moment the lights go down, venus in fur will have you in its thrall, starting off on a humourous note but becoming darker, more dangerous and deliciously erotic as the play progresses. The benefit you get by reading this book is actually information inside this reserve. Friedman theatre, in a production starring nina arianda and. This play is an outstanding example of how theatre may be used as. One part blue room, one part the french lieutenants woman, david ivess 2010 play, venus in fur, is a metatheatrical play with strong commercial appeal.
He was certainly less than pleased that krafftebing made his name. Oct 17, 2017 natalie dormer as vanda in venus in fur. Purely through casting, roman polanski doubles down on the personal and makes the playwithinaplay narrative structure of venus in fur a more twisty hall of mirrors than it appears on the page. The two planets are similar in size, mass, composition, and distance from the sun. The creator of venus in fur david ives david ives grew up in south chicago, and later attended seminary and northwestern university.
Working with companies such as colder by the lake, dark horse theater, the duluth. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Apr 24, 2012 venus in fur, starring tony winner nina arianda, played its final performance on june 17th, 2012. David ives venus in fur eyes sex, power, and the theater. Its maybe the best adaptation of a novel into a play ever. Venus lg200108529hq at first glance, if earth had a twin, it would be venus. Poorly lit by fluorescent lights, frustrated, and talking on his cell phone, the plays male lead thomas novachek played by hugh dancy in the shows broadway production this year complains that there are no literally, no women to play his leading lady. Performance network theatre presents its most titillating show of the season, venus in fur by david ives, on february 27 april 6, 2014 starring maggie meyer and sebastian gerstner under the.
The tragic infrastructure of ives venus in fur critics have applauded david ives 2010 revenge comedy venus in fur as a study of the sexual politics of the theater and for the extravagance of its metatheatricality. Ives may be drawing parallels to the novel venus in furs, but he pushes beyond sachermasochs stifling discussions of male and female, colonizer and colonized, and focusses, instead, on. Novella gets shrewd adaptation with david ives s venus in fur. Venus is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that. Oct 25, 2011 now one of ives most unusual plays, venus in fur, is headed to manhattan theatre clubs samuel j. He was certainly less than pleased that krafftebing made his name synonymous with a sexual anomaly, fearing that. Polanskis venus in fur is based on a play by the american david ives, who was himself inspired by sachermasochs novel. A play by david ives in chm, doc, txt download ebook. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. A few years ago i reread histoire do, the notorious erot ic french novel of the 1950s. Venus in fur invites both carnal and cerebral excitement village voice. The teetertottering test of wills that takes place in venus in fur makes even the most fraught encounter between a domineering director and a sensitive performer seem like a play date in the sandbox. Ivess oneact plays writ large, though it cuts much deeper, both intellectually and emotionally.
Venus in fur is an intoxicating dark comedy of desire, fantasy and the innate love of fur. Venus in fur was released in 2014 on friday, june 20, 2014 limited release. The only two characters are thomas novacheck mathieu amalric and vanda jourdain. Now one of ives most unusual plays, venus in fur, is headed to manhattan theatre clubs samuel j.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Friedman theatre, in a production starring nina arianda and hugh dancy. The construction of ives play is quite clever, finding a new way to reflect the storywithinastory device of sachermasochs. Everything you need to know about venus in fur movie 2014. But this is a really intelligent adaptation of venus in fur. David ivess taut twoperson play venus in fur is saturated with erotic twists and turns. David ives venus in fur opens on a sparsely furnished audition room in new york city. The south korean film venus in furs whiplashes the velvet undergrounds venus in furs. Sep 27, 2017 a new production of david ives acclaimed broadway smash hit play venus in fur has been announced to run for a nine week season at the theatre royal haymarket from 6 october to 9 december 2017, with an official opening on 17 october. Venus in furs was a fictitious band who performed in the 1998 britishamerican drama film velvet goldmine.
His erotic, dangerous, often funny, somewhat repetitious new play riffs on the tale to explore. Venus in fur by david ives directed by casey stangl october 526, 2014 julianne argyros stage. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film. Venus in fur david ives dramatists play service, inc.
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