What a shame. To me this production had nothing to do with Oklahoma, the state not the musical. This was one of the first films I remember seeing. Gordon MacRae riding through the corn field on a bright sunny day singing ‘O what a beautiful morning’ is one of my favourite movie moments. In this production it was portrayed more like a procession out a Brecht play. There is no real colour or brightness. It is made to feel very dark, but this is what John Doyle has set out to do. He does bring out a different feel to the musical, but in doing so it could take place anywhere. We are still discussing the significance of the rose petals and the apples.
That all aside the music dancing and singing are great and if you close your eyes you can transport yourself to Oklahoma.
No idea about the apples or rose petals apart from the fact they did add some colour to a very dull set!Forewarned is forearmed which was very useful for this production as everyone in our group had heard about the dark side of this production, so once you had discounted this, the music and dancing carried the production through and everyone agreed it was an entertaining evening,which we all enjoyed.But can anyone explain why they couldn’t spend more money on the set!