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Live Anonymus Comments from Audience Members for “The Actor” (Kuwait)

"The Actor" was performed in Irwin Theatre on July 28, 2010 in the 13th International University Theatre Festival at LAU.

The following comments were submitted by randomly selected members of the audience.

1-"I loved the set. I think they should have presented something about Kuwait."

2-"I expected them to tell us something about Kuwait. I was surprised to see them presenting something about Lebanon, our country. The showed us music and the flag which we obviously already know."

3-"It was quite accomplished"

4-"I felt the subjects discussed were not related to each other"

5-"I think the set was amazing and I really liked the unity of the actors"

6-"The lighting was amazing! Blocking was very well thought of and worked on"

7-"Very interesting, one of the most interesting subjects discussed during the festival so far"

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Live Anonymus Comments from Audience Members for “Man for a Man” (Lebanese University)

"Man for a Man" was performed in Gulbenkian Theatre on July 27, 2010 in the 13th International University Theatre Festival at LAU.

The following comments were submitted by randomly selected members of the audience.

"Great work, it's just that the actors spoke too fast. The simplicity made it very nice and the idea is very nice"

"Too exaggerated, poor acting. No realism, it could be much funnier if that's what they want"

"Very good!"

"Great work, very fun play!"

"It's too fake and too over acted, trying to create something abstract but it's not working"

"It was a great play, amazing!"

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Live Anonymus Comments from Audience Members for “Melodrama” (Syria)

"Melodrama" was performed in Sage Hall on July 26 & 27, 2010 in the 13th International University Theatre Festival at LAU.

The following comments were submitted by randomly selected members of the audience.

1-"Cheap"

2-"They talk too fast and it's not understandable. No articulation, and the room is too small, no ventilation but the actors were good"

3-"It was amazing, good actors and nice script. The best team in the festival"

4-"Too long, no tempo"

5-"It was very cute"

6-"It was very nice, it shows the suffer of the new theatre talents, it touches us because it looks so much like us university students"

7-"It was wonderful I wish I could have understood because I can't speak Arabic"

8-"Very good control of their physicality and vocality"

9-"I think the acting was most of the times believable, but there was too much repetition of gags"

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Live Anonymus Comments from Audience Members for “The Virtuous Burglar” (Egypt)

"The Virtuous Burglar" was performed in Irwin Theatre on July 27, 2010 in the 13th International University Theatre Festival at LAU.

The following comments were submitted by randomly selected members of the audience.

1-"The plot is nice but it lacked some action and pace"

2-"It was a wonderful play, each one of the actors played his role perfectly and the timing was in its place. I also liked the lights and how the whisky looked real!"

3-"Old fashioned and badly acted but Adham was a good actor"

4-"Elle manque de rythme et de direction de l'acteur. Les comediens sont toujours à droite de la scène, pourquoi? Les comediens ne sont pas dans la peau des personnage"

5-"Ils se sont basés sur la parole et oublient les actions"

6-"Very good english diction, good job!"

7-"Too monotonous, low pace"

8-"Good job!"

9-"Bad acting for most actors"

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