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Final thoughts on L’Étang
Performed on 28th of May 2022, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna
Together with @rosedelosvientos, I had the opportunity to attend Gisèle Vienne’s play ‘L’Étang‘ again. This time in Vienna...
The Jugendstiltheater am Steinhof (part of Klinik Penzing, a soon to be abandoned hospital compound with a psychiatric ward) was the perfect setting for this disturbing family drama centred on the toxic relationship between Fritz (Adèle Haenel) and his mother (Henrietta Wallberg, following in Ruth Vega Fernandez’s footsteps).
(View on the hospital, 📷 @thexfridax)
Henrietta, coming into this role at a late stage, made it her own. In her interpretation, the mother seemed more threatening, even less caring, which was also helped by the use of sounds and lighting.
(📷 Wiener Festwochen / Jean Louis Fernandez)
Some scenes were played out a bit differently than I remembered them from previous performances. However, the moaning, the twisted body, the agony were still clearly on display. Another masterclass from Adèle, embodying this troubled teenager (among other characters) for over a year, and still finding ways to keep things fresh.
80 minutes passed quickly. And despite the heavy topic, the audience was emphatically cheering for Adèle and Henrietta afterwards.
(📷 @thexfridax)
@rosedelosvientos and I were lucky to have a quick chat with Adèle before she had to rush off in a taxi (we talked about Rose’s Portrait fanart as well as having issues around spelling in various languages 😀).
(📷 @rosedelosvientos; the blue blob is me 😎)
// As Adèle made the decision not to make any films for the foreseeable future (boycotting the film industry in its current state), I’m happy for her that theatre gives her the space to express herself artistically and personally. //
// My thoughts on previous performances are here. //