Two weekends ago I went up to the Stratford Festival with my co-worker to see Possible Worlds. Here is my review!
Let's get the water thing out of the way: the entire stage was several inches under water. Visually and thematically, it was really really cool, especially given the revelations at the end of the play. However, it also meant that my co-worker and I, being obsessed with the physical workings of theatre, spent a lot of time thinking things like "I wonder what sort of non-slip coating they put on the stage," "I'm pretty sure their shoes are all made out of rubber'" "what are those banker's boxes really made of, they can't be cardboard or they'd be disintegrating in the water," and other such ruminations.
Again, it is to the actors' eternal credit that the production managed to keep us engaged in the story (and not just the striking methods of storytelling) throughout the performance. It was, all in all, a mesmerizing production and, despite having reservations about the source material, we both really enjoyed ourselves.
On the whole (being, as previously mentioned, an inherently frivolous person) I prefer my plays with more jokes and/or chaotic battle scenes, and less philosophical ruminations on the nature of human imagination and reality, but offhand I can't imagine (ha ha) seeing a better production of this play.
You might bring a towel with you, though, in case you happen to be seated in the "splash zone"...
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