'Potestad'

by Eduardo Pavlovsky



Translated and directed by David Graham-Young
Designed by Vanessa Clegg
Lighting designed by David Lawrence

with

The Man : Tom Watson
Tita: Celestine Randall


at the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill
30th August – 24th September 1988
(Critic’s Choice Time Out)


Glasgow Mayfest 1990
Chandler Studio RSAMD
11th May – 14th May
(Scotland on Sunday Spectrum Award)

BBC Radio 3
16 December 1989
(Gold Medal New York International Radio Drama Competition)


Photograph by Sheila Burnett

“An hour’s theatre so powerful it will be hard to forget”
The Observer

“David Graham-Young’s translation is a as spare and concentrated as his direction; a fine introduction a writer of considerable power.”
Jeremy Kingston The Times

“An evening of enormous emotional impact and intellectual resonance.”
“Tom Watson’s superb performance”
“David Graham-Young’s excellent production and translation”
Michael Billington The Guardian

“Potestad packs in more psychological subtleties than many a play twice its length”

Paul Taylor The Independent

“Gripping piece…beautifully crafted… bravura performance. This play should be obligatory stop on any Mayfest itinerary”
The Scotsman

“A remarkable performance… it will linger disturbingly in the memory.”
Scotland on Sunday

“Tom Watson’s superb performance... David Graham-Young’s effortless translation”
City Limits"

“Undoubtedly one of the highlights of this years Mayfest”
Catholic Observer


“A tour de force”
The Glasgow Herald



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