As you Desire me
Old Fire Station Theatre, 2009
Translated and directed by Tara Isabella Burton
Pirandello's classic tale of identity and obsession. Living in sin with the tortured Salter, performing in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin, the chanteuse Elma is hardly anybody's ideal. But when a mysterious man arrives and tells her that she might be Lucia, the long-lost bride of an Italian count, memory and fantasy begin to merge...
Translated and directed by Tara Isabella Burton
Pirandello's classic tale of identity and obsession. Living in sin with the tortured Salter, performing in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin, the chanteuse Elma is hardly anybody's ideal. But when a mysterious man arrives and tells her that she might be Lucia, the long-lost bride of an Italian count, memory and fantasy begin to merge...
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Praise from reviewers
"On the brink of absurdist theatre, and encompassing immense philosophical questions on the nature of identity, illusion and betrayal, it is a difficult play to perform – the depth of the story and the lack of opportunities for comedy and dynamic action all contrive to create a play that has to reach its mark or fall flat. As You Desire Me is...ia magnificent performance – it engages the audience’s attention consistently, keeps them in suspense (who is Elma; what is she?) and never provides a stale moment, despite the intensity of its subject
-Pooja Bharat, "What'sOnStage"
-Pooja Bharat, "What'sOnStage"
