In an impressive display of gymnastics, ho ho, thank you, Professor McFee bends over backwards to demonstrate that moral judgements belong to the same class as aesthetic judgements; that the phrases 'good man' and 'good music' are prejudiced in exactly the same way; in short, that goodness, whether in men or in music, depends on your point of view. -- George  Jumpers opened at the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic Theatre, on February 2, 1972. The production was directed by Peter Wood and designed by Patrick Robinson.
THE CASTGEORGE -- Michael Hordern DOROTHY -- Diana Rigg ARCHIE -- Granham Crowden BONES -- David Ryall CROUCH -- Paul Curran SECRETARY -- Anna Carteret JUMPERS, etc. -- Ray Callagnan, Tom Dickinson, Michael Edgar, Tom Georgeson, Lionel Guyett, William Hobbs, David Howey, Barry James, Brian Jameson, Desmond McNamara, Riggs O'Hara, Howard Southern, Harry Waters
SYNOPSIS"The protagonists include an aging Professor of Moral Philosophy -- trying to compose a lecture on 'Man: Good, Bad or Indifferent' -- while ignoring a corpse in the next room; his beautiful young wife, an ex-musical comedy Queen, lasciviously entertaining his university boss down the hall; her husband's specially trained hare, Thumpers; and a chorus of gymnasts, Jumpers." -- From the Grove Press editionTHE CRITICS SPEAKReviews from:The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The New York Times The New York Post The New Yorker New York Complete Review USA Today The Chicago Sun Times (scroll down) Miami Herald Curtain Up BBC London The Guardian FOR FURTHER EXPLORATIONONLINETony Awards Web Site -- Jumpers is up for a number of them this year.Debating the Existence of God -- While Doing Backflips -- From the Christian Science Monitor. "Jumpers" Comes to Broadway -- From Newsday. National Theatre Production Jumps to Broadway -- From Playbill. Stoppard's Eight Lords A-Leaping -- From the New York Times. 8715 accesses since April 18, 2004. |