Charles Isherwood review of The Throne of Blood was a failure to identify the play as an independent from the film. Throughout the entire review he bashes the play for not being able to produce the same results as the original movie by Akira Kurosawa. His opinion lacked to mention how innovative they were for being pioneers to bring a Japanese Samurai movie to the theater.
One of his arguments is the lack of use of space on stage, most of the time having as Isherwood says “a … dark and bare stage” and “dominated by a stone wall stretching across the back”, a statement that can be supported. Indeed, the most interesting scene in The Throne of Blood include large stage props such as the forest scene with the spirit, and including more frills it would have made a better piece.
The play was a new experience for me, and story line was easy to comprehend. In all the play was beautifully put together, giving the viewer and detailed story of a man who comes to power and a prophecy that can’t be escaped.
