The War of the Worlds at Classical Theatre boasts some pretty impressive special effects. CTCHouston
The War of the Worlds.might be the most popular science fiction story ever. The battle between aliens and puny earthlings has been produced so many times and in so many versions that it's hard to count. It hit the screen in 1953 in an Academy Award-winning Paramount movie, then was remade in 2005 by Steven Spielberg as an epic CGI prestidigitation, starring Tom Cruise with an annoyingly screechy performance by Dakota Fanning as his daughter.
Using breathless news bulletins that interrupt a dance music program, the tension rises as an astronomer casually mentions explosions on Mars. Later a mysterious explosion is reported near Grovers Mill, New Jersey, then news reports from the site with interviews from a local farmer, and eye witness reports that detail the odd cylinder whose top unscrews to reveal creatures from outer space who look like wet leather.
To its credit, Classical Theatre doesn't use Koch's script but a new adaptation of Wells' original by Chris Iannacone; in its way a closer nod to the Paramount classic, though set in the Edwardian era, the time frame of the book. The crowd scenes, aliens, and tripods are projected shadow puppets, which add a nice fantasy touch to the proceedings. There are only four characters: hero George , wife Jane , the Curate , and the paranoid Artillery Man .
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