Daytona

Oliver Cotton’s play unravels with alarming speed. The tensely comfortable relationship between Elli and Joe is shaken by the arrival of Billy, unearthing a complex history that twists and turns.

Harry Shearer is impressive as the passive husband; content and submissive. Oliver Cotton impresses with a bravura performance as the frenetic long lost brother. Maureen Lipman excels as Elli. She is the strong matriarchal mother, New York Jewess, dominant wife in the marriage, but with a deft hand she sweeps from impressive older American lady to fragile Austrian girl, victim of Nazi oppressors and secret lover of …

A taut and impressive production, a beautiful script and masterful performances.

Theatre Royal Brighton, 9 September 2014

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