Last night went with Necroz to watch an adaptation of 2 of Edgar Allan Poe's stories at the Substation, namely The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death.

And believe it, the adaptation was carried out by 1 man. With no sound.

Well, they call it a 'visual narrative', and it's something like mime. The man basically acts out the movements and the different characters, without any dialogue. Each character has his own quirks, so for example, if he's standing upright, it's A. If he hunches suddenly, and squeezes one eye shut, it's B. All the actions of the story were mimed by him, with lighting adding to the atmosphere.

And this guy is bloody good. Even with no sound to tell you what's happening, no backdrop to indicate location, you can still follow the story pretty well. Necroz wasn't too familiar with the stories, [I gave her a quick summary about 5 mins before the show started] but she was still able to catch what was going on. Well, most of the time. Some actions just left us wondering..."Huh?"

Amazing the things some people can do for a living.

Also watched the fantastic Facing Windows on VCD just this morning. Hearing that violin strain again... in a passionate crescendo... Sigh... To live for the moment, to catch the opportunity, else lose it forever.

To not be content to merely live, but to demand for a better life.