Fear and Misery : Variety review


Variety
posted a good review of Fear and Misery today.

"Equally excellent, and approaching the theme of war more directly, were two plays directed by Cooke in atmospheric corners of the Royal Court's bar/restaurant. In "Fear and Misery," an affluent couple (Joanna Riding, Joseph Millson) eat dinner and argue about the pressures on their lives while listening to the sound of their coddled son Alex's breathing on a baby monitor. Unseen by them, a bloody soldier (Burn Gorman) creeps past and into their son's room.
"War and Peace" then stages the confrontation between the soldier and 7-year-old Alex (the extraordinary Lewis Lempereur-Palmer). It is kept woozily unclear whether we are inhabiting one of Alex's recurring nightmares; the larger point is the social conflicts the characters embody ("This place, gated community, hedge funds -- that's over unless I'm fighting the fighting. You see?" barks the soldier)."

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