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A review by venaisabella
Mermaid by Polly Teale
4.0
I saw this play last month and I loved it. I love how Polly Teale made the story of The Little Mermaid relevant to today and set it in our modern times.
There are so many beautiful lines in this. One of my favourites are:
"Butterflies you see, they only live for a few days, or sometimes weeks if they are not devoured by some other creature, but those few days, they are an eternity, having no knowledge of past or future, no knowledge of even its own astonishing beauty, it lives unaware of our gaze, unaware of anything but its own pulsing life, an ecstasy of now and now and now, so that even as they are about to be eaten alive the moment before their extinction is beautiful." Prince.
I found the ending confusing but after reading it again I think I understand it. :-)
Overall, a beautiful story and a wonderful take on a classic fairytale.
There are so many beautiful lines in this. One of my favourites are:
"Butterflies you see, they only live for a few days, or sometimes weeks if they are not devoured by some other creature, but those few days, they are an eternity, having no knowledge of past or future, no knowledge of even its own astonishing beauty, it lives unaware of our gaze, unaware of anything but its own pulsing life, an ecstasy of now and now and now, so that even as they are about to be eaten alive the moment before their extinction is beautiful." Prince.
I found the ending confusing but after reading it again I think I understand it. :-)
Overall, a beautiful story and a wonderful take on a classic fairytale.