Review: The Duel

The Duel, adapted by Tom Wright (from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky).

The Duel - Title Page

But as tradition dictates, before I spelunk into the depths of the play I must first review the accompanying program.  And it’s slim pickings today – if you were a homeless person and hovered outside theatres to find discarded programs that you could use as fuel in your trashcan heater…well, perhaps you shouldn’t hang around Wharf 2.  Partly because the program is just one piece of cardboard, partly because you wouldn’t want to offend the sensibilities of the theatre audience, especially in their visually impaired state as they stagger out of the darkened auditorium.  Above is the title page, with the character looking up at the “Gold Coin Donation” box that the stack of programs was placed underneath.  Most people would place a $1 coin in the box, but I dropped a $2 coin in – this unbridled generosity absolves me from having to adopt an African child for the next ten years.