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| BETRAYAL This Week | |
| Posted by: sergius 07:20 pm EDT 08/23/19 | |
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| All are betrayed. This production, more than others I've seen, finds sorrow--not boredom, not relief, not fascination--to be the fulcrum of betrayal. Pinter's spare speech is matched here by a pristine staging that is as precisely and as sadly beautiful as it is austere. It perfectly supports Pinter's purpose and, in highlighting the play's thrumming grief, even deepens it. Each of the three actors stand decisively in the negative spaces between them which here are as architectural, in a way, as they are lingual. It's a scrupulous, illuminating rendition of Pinter's art and of this play which finally, to me, feels like a great one. | |
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| re: BETRAYAL This Week | |
| Posted by: beyondhope 10:44 pm EDT 08/23/19 | |
| In reply to: BETRAYAL This Week - sergius 07:20 pm EDT 08/23/19 | |
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| Beautifully stated. I, too, was surprised at how emotionally gripping this production was. The acting and direction were superb, and the minimal staging kept the focus on the human characters and their complex connections. I have always appreciated Pinter's work, and this production did it justice. | |
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| Terrific | |
| Posted by: stan 10:05 am EDT 08/24/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BETRAYAL This Week - beyondhope 10:44 pm EDT 08/23/19 | |
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| This is the fourth (or more) versions (from the 1st with Roy Scheider and Raoul Julia and Blythe Danner to Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz) I've seen. I liked this the most -- perhaps getting old(er) helps understand the relationships better. The acting, especially Hiddelson, was great. I liked the lighting designs and the turntables. I thought that the director, who specializes in Pinter, did a remarkable job. We had, fortunately, great seats which made the actors easy to understand (good sound design, I guess) and see. Pinter, like Shakespeare, gets better and better with each viewing. | |
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