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A review by sfletcher26
Death And The Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
5.0
This play first came to my attention when Roman Polanski's film staring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley came out. I remember watching it on VHS and being absolutely blown away by their performances, but repulsed by the background to the story itself.
Reading the play all these years later, I'm struck once again by the power of the two actors' performances as they get so much from such a tight sparce script. That takes nothing away from Dorfman's play, however, as it is raw and visceral and the ambiguous ending is, in many ways, so much stronger than the films ending.
An amazing play but not one for those easily upset.
Trigger warnings...
Torture, sexual violence, and rape.
Reading the play all these years later, I'm struck once again by the power of the two actors' performances as they get so much from such a tight sparce script. That takes nothing away from Dorfman's play, however, as it is raw and visceral and the ambiguous ending is, in many ways, so much stronger than the films ending.
An amazing play but not one for those easily upset.
Trigger warnings...
Torture, sexual violence, and rape.