Speaking in Tongues *** TNT
Tuesday 13 October 2009 12:59 GMT
Tuesday 13 October 2009 12:59 GMT
Though the basic plot’s the same, this production of the stage original on which Australian playwright Andrew Bovell based his tantalising film Lantana proves a more claustrophobic – though not always more intense – affair. With synchronised and overlapping dialogue, and a cast of four playing nine characters, it calls for considerable concentration as the interwoven stories of betrayal, misunderstanding and emotional emptiness unfold.
John Simm is both policeman and suspect, Lucy Cohu a superficially confident wife and an insecure therapist, Kerry Fox her commitment-phobe client and a nervous adulteress, and Ian Hart conveys the inner torment of a trio of contrasting individuals.
The deceptively simple design adds a cinematic touch and the pieces of this ambiguous jigsaw gradually fall into place thanks to an intricate – if credibility-stretching – set of coincidences.
Duke of York’s, St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG (0844 871 7623) until 12th December (£10.00 - £48.50)
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