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A Review of Irene Worth’s Happy Days

 



One of the most prominent aspects of the play is the fact that it imposes a sense of chaos. The characters are stuck in a desert where there is no daily cycle implying the lack of order in the universe. The character, willie is constantly uttering sentences that are not always coherent also indicating the chaotic nature of the play. The performance by Irene Worth handsomely captures the chaos within the Happy Day’s universe. The play is staged in a wasteland or a desert where there is no one else besides Winnie and Willie emphasizing the theme of desperation and loneliness. Irene Worth’s version of the play exhibits the sublime desperation and chaos with its depiction of dessert where there is nothing but lonely rocks, mountains and the sun.The actor embodies Willie’s hysteric and chaotic nature with success. Willie in the beginning of the play, gives her attention to a toothbrush and insistently tries to read something on the toothbrush. Her utter struggle to brush her teeth and rummaging her bag to find something imply her desperate attempt to find a daily routine and possibly a distraction in the face of such chaotic environment. The actor’s performance of Winnie catches that sublime  desire to escape from reality and displays it through her body gesture and speech. Her inclination to speak fast and comfort herself again indicate her desire to escape from reality. While this displays her as a delusional character, it also implies her wrecked mind-set. One of the sublime  gestures actor performs to display Winnie’s complex nature is lowering her voice time to time. In fact, why she is speaking so fast and so mechanical becomes more important than what she is saying. In those moments, the actor lowers her voice to indicate Winnie’s attempt to busy herself from the reality[ . Also, the insincere gestures she exhibits while Willie is comforting herself for instance by saying ‘its going to be a happy day[ ’, reinforces Winnie’s relentless struggle to find pleasure and peace in such a desperate situation. Willie apart from Winnie is portrayed to be primitive. In the play, he doesn’t talk much potentially indicating his lack of enthusiasm. The play portrays him to be a superficial character who is seeking sensual pleasures and is not as eager as Winnie is. Lastly, However, Willie’s actor’s inclination to look at Winnie emphasizes Winnie’s importance in the play. Winnie is important because it gives meaning to Willie’s relentless speech.  His main objective is to listen and this gives purpose to Willie’s speech and hence gives meaning to the play. Winnie ultimately is an admirable character who tries to keep going and not despair and her actor communicates Winnie’s unique and complex nature through her every gesture. Lastly, the performance of the actors successfully conveys these sublime aspects of Willie and Winnie.


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