The Paris Letter
by Jon Robin Baitz
The Paris Letter by John Robin Baitz at the Darlinghurst Theatre. Directed by the acclaimed and accomplished Stephen Colyer, and with a truly amazing cast of Caleb Alloway, Peter Cousens, Susie Lindeman, Nicholas Papademetriou and Damian Sommerlad.
I directed Caleb and Damien in Canary last year, so it was great to be on
board with them again. I'd seen Susie's and Nicholas's work a number
of times and have been a huge fan of both for some time. Peter Cousens
is the stellar performer he is, and his portrayal of Anton was tender and
heartbreaking. I was called in to check up on their accent work in the last few weeks of rehearsal -
some GenAm, some New York - wealthy, working class, Anglo-Saxon and
Jewish, or affected. All in all it's a play with a beautiful array of
voices. The Paris Letter starts with a bang, literally. A complex and lethal affair with a young male associate forces successful businessman, Sandy Sonnenberg to confront a lifetime of half-buried desires. Sandy's life is thrown into turmoil by the affair that threatens to destroy everything he has fought to build. From New York in the sixties to present day Paris, The Paris Letter traces attitudes to sexuality in a thrilling tale of trust, friendship and betrayal.
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