The music, however, was mostly received with enthusiasm, and special praise was given to the pre-prom renditions of "Rolling in the Deep" and "Isn't She Lovely".
But in the end this is a play that says what it says, and in the earnest and straightforward rendition it is given here, directed by John S. Davies -- the first production ever in this country, the company claims -- the obvious is rather egregiously belabored.
In any rendition of "Inuksuit," the performers are given four or five pages of music — the notation imitates the shapes of the Inuit markers — which they execute at their own pace.
Mr Straw, who has previously denied being aware of the rendition, and the government, have been given leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Resist Not Evil is given a euphorically tight and soulful rendition, while his big hit Who Knows has hands enthusiastically – but nice and lazily – waving in unison.
Following her humorous rendition of "Phone Call to God," Carson motioned DeGeneres to sit and chat the first time a female comedian had been given that honour.
We are given a memorable experience of the echo chamber when a visitor launches into a pitch-perfect rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
(As McDonald has shown, for example, with her rendition — on her latest CD — of Elvis Costello's song "God Give Me Strength," which wrecks the heart, when she is given the right lyrics the marriage between voice and intention is flawless).
Nearby, her 18-year-old niece, pop star Pixie Lott, is giving a bluesy rendition of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" while jumping up and down on a sun lounger.
When I walked in, Bruce Greene and Loy McWhirter were giving an a-cappella rendition of the old murder ballad "Omie Wise".
