Quotes from press reviews – Oh God in Argentina
"DO NOT MISS
IT" Luis Mazas, Revista 23 -
"Fantastic,
destined to become a great succes" - Alicia Petti, Radio America
"Biral
and Leyrado sparks fly in a comedy that entertains and excites" - Jorge
Lafauci - Radio 10
La Nación newspaper, Susana Freire´s opinion: very good "Thinking
about the possibility of God fall into depressive crisis and need therapy is an
unusual idea. But this happens in this work of the Israeli Anat Gov, died last
year, which happens to be quite bold in its proposal for the choice of
characters. Especially since the confrontation is between the highest divinity,
and a psychologist atheist, resulting in a witty text that ends up being fun,
while poignant, and respectful of the divine image .
This
is the challenge facing the psychologist, a divorcee who bears the problem of
an autistic child and which only ever expected to call mom.
They
are religious and metaphysical disquisitions that establish a duel between
Thelma Biral, touching the skin of the psychologist, at times tormented, in
other lucid, you should try the more complex patient of his profession, and
John Leyrado, which comprises a character ranging from warm to anger with
complete conviction. Masturini Esteban complete the cast in a good performance
as the autistic child.
Laura Caragliano, Continental; her opinion: "A
masterpiece":
"Who
knows if there is a God? Who knows what is God´s face?
What
about if we play for two hours to believe that there is one and we see his
face? How does he look like? What voice does it have? The theater director, Lia
Jelín played and chose: It is John Leyrado, and she was absolutely right. The
actor gets into the skin of one of the most disputed in the history of mankind.
And it is not too big for him. People laugh out loud when you hear the word of
God. And I am not referring to any holy book, but a God humanised, with doubt,
fear, anger, and even cries near us.
Thelma
Biral is not behind. It is the voice of a whole godless society, an atheist by
conviction and disagreement in the world we live. She plays Anna, a
psychologist who meets kid's dream, criticize God in a head to head and
question about the reason of so many things. But besides being a professional
is a mother and has an autistic son Estevan Masturini, he plays his role with
perfection.
Time
flies in that short time we're sitting in the chair watching the hilarious
dialogue we've ever imagined, but the work has just begun when the lights go
out and we have to go home. Because the questions and answers that this play
leaves us with, we have to go looking for outside the theatre. (Laura
Caragliano, Continental)
Granados, Clarín newspaper
Sometimes,
in just 75 minutes you can say many things...
From
that pivotal moment, Gov (died a short time) is very serious internal aspects
of a disappointed God by aggressive human beings He created, to the extent that
you choose to delete the entire world with a new flood.
This
unusual narrative material causes, in its early stages, smiles through mocking
humor, but then acquires an almost philosophical (not intellectualize the
focus) which allows to display disturbing nuances. Is that after the relaxation
which generates its share of humor, the story leads to a tension that surrounds
the protagonists alike. Angry, Ana arrives to yell at God who is not afraid.
Despite the bold look of the text, a note appears never disrespectful not
question any religious belief. In this sense, the freedom that follows the
story includes the condition proclaimed atheist psychologist.
Talented
director, Leah Jelín prints a fast pace to God, build fun and dramatic
atmospheres with equal efficacy, and also exercises acting accurate marking.
Enhanced
by Jelín indications, and providing his usual performance quality, Thelma Biral
(s Ana) and John Leyrado (God) will sparks fly, without a high truce granted.
Wealth gesture of both the unwrapped body handling and accurate voice tones
constitute highly valuable contributions. Masturini Esteban plays a commendable
work in the difficult interpretation of Paul, the young autistic, acting out
their hectic wordless inner world.
The
emotional outcome between mother and disabled son with a colorful rain bathes
the garden of the house-office, on January 1 hot, seals a different story.