Genre : Drama
Running Time : Two hours ten minutes
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Stephen Jeffrey's I Just Stopped by to See the Man narrates the tale of Jesse "The Man" Davidson and Karl . But in world's eyes he is dead. I Just Stopped by to See the Man is an emotional and thought-provoking story which has steeped in the enigma of American blues.
In the Mississippi Delta, 75 year old "The Man", Jesse Davidson, a famous blues singer, is living with his daughter. In world's eyes he is dead 14 years back in a car crash which killed his wife and the driver . The daughter, Della is running away from the Federal officials after being involved with a murder by a black activist group. Davidson is not aware of this at the beginning of the play. Another character of the story is Karl who is a popular musician fighting the death of his career. He comes in Davidson's world with a question for Davidson, "Is it better to sing the blues but not to have them. Or to have the blues and not sing them?" Karl's group have had enjoyed many hits on Jesse's early work. Karl wants Davidson to appear on stage with his group and persuade him to do so. But this will create unwanted issues for all three of them. Jeffreys creates a wonderful parallel between Karl and the Devil as Davidson is tempted.
There are many people including critics who have said that Jeffreys, a white man, can never know what a black man feels. Though it is very true, but who is to say that he should not write about it? He has written highly atmospheric, well-constructed play. Even in London, the play evoked rave reviews on the production when the play was premiered in Royal Court. This play gives the feeling of the heat of South. Your interest is held as the motivation and mysteries of each of the three characters remains unrevealed. And the blues is excellent.
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One the review after the premiere given by The Financial Times says, "Few plays about music are serious, and few plays use music seriously. Stephen Jeffreys' I Just Stopped By To See The Man scores on both points, movingly. Few moments in London theater this year have been as hair-raising as the moments when the two male characters here launch into the blues. Ciaran McMenamin and Tom Hollis aren't just playing the roles of musicians, they give us real music-making... Admittedly, the play has several faults. Jeffreys arranges a complex dilemma at the start of Act Two, and the way he then resolves his story is partly too neat, too theatrical... You sense those flaws, but I Just Stopped By has already cast its spell. Much of this is due to a superlative and sensitive production by Richard Wilson. Apart from the great musical skills of Hollis and McMenamin, it is wonderful just to watch their body language and listen to their separate deliveries of their respective dialects - old American South traditional and English ("Man I got spots in front of my eyes") Swinging Sixties modishness. The physical geometries of stage space, the way the men watch - sense - each other: all wonderful. And Sophie Okonedo, who in the past year has swept to the forefront of young British actors, is compelling as Della: sullen, hard, tormented - yielding suddenly to anguish, vulnerability, alarm. Jeffreys should have done more with these three characters, but he and this production have made them live so powerfully that you just want them to stay with you longer."
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One the review after the premiere given by The Financial Times says, "Few plays about music are serious, and few plays use music seriously. Stephen Jeffreys' I Just Stopped By To See The Man scores on both points, movingly. Few moments in London theater this year have been as hair-raising as the moments when the two male characters here launch into the blues. Ciaran McMenamin and Tom Hollis aren't just playing the roles of musicians, they give us real music-making... Admittedly, the play has several faults. Jeffreys arranges a complex dilemma at the start of Act Two, and the way he then resolves his story is partly too neat, too theatrical... You sense those flaws, but I Just Stopped By has already cast its spell. Much of this is due to a superlative and sensitive production by Richard Wilson. Apart from the great musical skills of Hollis and McMenamin, it is wonderful just to watch their body language and listen to their separate deliveries of their respective dialects - old American South traditional and English ("Man I got spots in front of my eyes") Swinging Sixties modishness. The physical geometries of stage space, the way the men watch - sense - each other: all wonderful. And Sophie Okonedo, who in the past year has swept to the forefront of young British actors, is compelling as Della: sullen, hard, tormented - yielding suddenly to anguish, vulnerability, alarm. Jeffreys should have done more with these three characters, but he and this production have made them live so powerfully that you just want them to stay with you longer."
