Date: May 11, 2013
Dinner: Post-theatre at Eat Tokyo, Trafalgar Square
This was, admittedly, a wild card entry into the year's theatre going - an 85 minute, one man monologue in Swedish with subtitles. It was the last night, yet, you'll be surprised to read, it was not a full house and we were happily upgraded from the back of the gods (we hadn't wanted to gamble the cost of the expensive seats on this!) to the dress circle.
Nic and I awarded ourselves some pre-theatre prosecco for our post 15-mile walk from Hampton Court to Hammersmith - our first training walk for September's marathon. My feet were what hurt before the play but after it I could barely straighten up - only the lure of Eat Tokyo could keep me shuffling onwards.Initially we were intrigued by where the subtitles would be shown. When the play started it was revealed they were on mounted screens but also projected onto the scenery itself, making it easy to both watch the words and the actor (Wallander: not the fat ugly guy and not KB), whose face and voice were emotional and expressive. The play had some profundities and great quotes:
"We want to be loved; failing that, admired; failing that, feared; failing that, hated and despised."
It turned out to be interesting and rewarding though sombre. It certainly made me want to read the play. The actor appeared sincerely touched at the end and received a standing ovation, lobbing red roses from the stage into the audience.
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