'A Summer's Day'
by Slawomir Mrozek
Translated and Directed by David Graham-Young
Set, costumes and lighting designed by David Burrows
with
Nieud - Neil Warhurst
Ud - Peter Tate
The Lady - Kirsten Cooke
The Old Red Lion Theatre,
Islington. March/April 2000
Act
One. A secluded spot in the park.
Plans
for suicide are thwarted by the distraction of a lady who passes by.
Act
Two. A cafe.
Conversation,
competition and lemonade.
Act Three. The beach.
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publicity leaflet.
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| Reviews:
“Elegantly directed, designed with simple effectiveness
and immaculately acted.”
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“Graham-Young’s
translation is impeccable, and the acting is first class”,
“If you can’t get tickets for Harold (Pinter)
a the Almeida, then Slawomir (Mrozek) at the Old Red Lion
is much, much more than a cheap substitute.”
****
(Four star rating)
Robert Lloyd Parry, Highbury and Islington Express
“Immaculately directed”
Dziennik Polski (London daily Polish newspaper)
“A
remarkable display of acting”
Camden New Journal
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