The Gods Weep
It's difficult to view Dennis Kelly's current RSC production at
the Hamsptead theatre without Shakespeare's King Lear crowding
the mind. More so since the Young Vic production with Pete
Postlethwaite used the 'modern' take and combat fatigues to
boot.
Kelly's version is more sweary, so much so even Kelly's characters remark to each other how much they cuss in the course of a conversation.
There are some standout performances; Jonathan Slinger as the
power crazed Richard, Nikki Amuka-Bird as insurance advisor Beth
who's life is destroyed by corporate machinations and
Jeremy Irons as Colm, the big boss who divides his
empire and suffers the consequences.
It's a dark and foreboding study of descent into
madness. Maria Aberg's competent direction combined with
Naomi Dawson's design creates this corporate world where
deceit is currency and deals are done in the
shadows.
Not a production for the fainthearted.
The Gods Weep
Till April 3
http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/page/3031/The+Gods+Weep/79
Tube: Swiss Cottage
The Gods Weep
Till April 3
http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/page/3031/The+Gods+Weep/79
Tube: Swiss Cottage
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