July 24th, 2013
Present: Nic, Brian, Luuk, Gill, Ron, Hanneke, and, eventually (!) Pierre-Yves, Nicola DL, Barbara, and Kauser.
Dinner: Post-theatre at Bibigo, Great Marlborough Street
Those Pimco folks continue to cut it fine and put in one of their best performances tonight!
Many of us had read the novella of the same name and were interested to see it brought to life. The staging was absolutely faithful to the book; understated and charming. The performances of both actors were precise, subtle and moving, their timing and their minimal interactions perfect, their facial expressions natural. Martin's transformation from happy, loving friend to Nazi was frightening and his final appeal for a mercy he had not himself been able to provide Griselle, emotional; Max's revenge was brutal and chilling.
The novella was published in 1938. That people could know so much of the atrocities happening in pre-war Germany yet do so little for so long gives the story real potency and the audience pause for thought.
A triumphant evening: gripping and thought-provoking theatre followed by a splendid meal. One act plays and 2 hour dinners may be the way forward!
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