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two LOST souls on a DIRTY nightNewest Review: ... eager to attend concerts by a local band. When I invited him to see the play he laughed saying he did not want to go as he knew nothing about Brazilian theatre, however that was before he had read Fenton's review. He was disturbed by the choice of Fenton's words: mutual dependency they both hate and need, pointless miscommunication, ill founded hopes and finally crime. All of these ... more |
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by mae - written on 20/08/00 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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Fenton's review for dooyoo.co.uk Igor, a civil engineer from Poland, decided to give life a chance and move to London. Since then, two years has passed but he continues to lay bricks, decorating whatever the contractor finds for the day. He used to play the violin back in his hometown and here in our Wimbledon neighbourhood he is always eager to attend concerts by a local band. When I invited him to see the play he laughed saying he did not want to go as he knew nothing about Brazilian theatre, however that was before he had read Fenton's review. He was disturbed by the choice of Fenton's words: mutual dependency they both hate and need, ...
by IanFenton - written on 10/08/00 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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TWO LOST SOULS ON A DIRTY NIGHT No gently pleasurable theatre evening here. This play by the Brazilian Plinio Marcos, who died last year will keep you on the edge of your seats. Marina Mindlin's stage design is an apt cocoon to hatch darkness, and it will hold your straining eyes captive to every meaningless prop. The dialogue you wish you were not hearing will keep your ears pinned to every uncouth syllable mispronounced by these utterly convincing actors in their journey through the bowels of life and language. The plot really is the interaction of two young men living and labouring in the festering lower reaches of life's pond; the room ...



