![]() ![]() Saw yesterday's matinee at the Barbican, and very much enjoyed it, especially Kathryn Hunter's unforgettable central performance. The usual talented line-up of actors playing multiple roles, some interesting movement (though not enough for me - I could have done with more of the animals), use of screens at the back, strong eastern European feel, as you would expect. ![]() There is a mike front centre which Janina uses to narrate the story, breaking off to act some of the scenes she is describing. I'm a long-time Complicité fan but this strikes me as one of their lesser efforts (as did the last one about film producer, Robert Evans). Very impressive as a stand-in at short notice, though I wonder if Hunter might have brought more charm to the role. ![]() In Bristol Kathryn Hunter doesn't seem to be playing the role (no explanation is given) and Janina was played by Amanda Hadingue, whose autocue could occasionally be seen on the back screen. This is long (3 hours) and dark, relieved by some humour, though perhaps not enough, and you may feel you are being constantly harangued: the message that meat is murder is driven home again and again. ![]()
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