{"id":4886,"date":"2004-03-05T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2004-03-05T10:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grayblog.co.uk\/?p=4886"},"modified":"2004-03-05T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2004-03-05T10:44:10","slug":"enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grayblog.co.uk\/index.php\/2004\/03\/05\/enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, we went to see a play – the first play that I’ve been to see in absolutely aeons. It was Arthur Miller’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of The People – certainly thought-provoking stuff given events that have been in the news in recent months. It was an amateur production by The Trinity Theatre Club<\/a>, and was every bit as good as many professional productions that you might see – the actor playing Dr Stockman was particularly good. It’s on until tomorrow, so if you can get to see it, I commend it to you.
\nIt’s a particularly timeless play. Although it was written many years ago, and Miller’s adaptation was intended to reflect on McCarthyism in the 1950s, it still has resonance today – (as the publicity material suggests) you might watch it and think of the Kelly affair. It also shows that heroes are rarely without taint and flaw.
\nIn that respect, it reminded me of one of my favourite books, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury – science fiction in its day that now seems to be only too true. So, a bit late for Book Day, which was yesterday, but there are a couple of recommendations for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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