Play Constellations And Movie Sliding Doors

Nick payne s play constellations which premiered in.

Play constellations and movie sliding doors.

So begins the script for constellations a play by nick payne which received its. But lately i ve been hearing a lot about. The 1998 movie sliding doors turns on timing imagining how a woman s life would play out if she does or doesn t catch a train. A two character play constellations is an actor s delight as it really allows the performers to showcase their craft.

The 70 minute play is structured like the films memento and sliding doors and the broadway musical if then with variations on the same scenes being explored based on different choices that. Short and sweet and strangely haunting. No train like in that the movie sliding doors. But what makes constellations so compelling is its intimate.

Constellations nick payne s gorgeous two character drama starring a perfectly matched jake gyllenhaal and ruth wilson may be the most sophisticated date play broadway has seen. From groundhog day to sliding doors and run lola run. Constellations isn t the first drama to play around with the notion of narrative spinning. Constellations premiered at the royal court theatre in january 2012 with rafe spall and sally hawkins in the lead roles and direction by michael longhurst.

From small lover s tiffs to betrayals and light hearted moments the. The play received strong reviews from critics and subsequently transferred to the duke of york s theatre in the west end in november 2012. In my ongoing to commitment to avoiding romantic comedies i missed the gwyneth paltrow vehicle sliding doors. That s the quick take on constellations a romantic two hander starring dreamy jake gyllenhaal and the radiant british thesp ruth wilson fresh off her.

The reviewer for the guardian wrote for all its teasing razzle dazzle though it is.