Edge: Sylvia Plath's Back and She's Pissed!
Dead Poetess Society
In the emotional bandwidth of confessional poetry, Plath occupies a midrange between Robert Lowell and Adrienne Rich, but her constant complaining in Edge makes her sound like a royal pain and, unintentionally, Hughes’ desertion of her and their two children look like a reasonable decision. Before long, we begin to wonder if we’d even be watching this show if Plath hadn’t killed herself — or how she even lasted 30 years.
Hear Plath reading “Daddy”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hHjctqSBwM.
Online responses to this article can be made by clicking the Stage link at laweekly.com/stage.
EDGE | By PAUL ALEXANDER | At the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., W.L.A. | Through ?March 2 | (310) 477-2055
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