Reader Reviews
Primo (Cottesloe (National Theatre), West End)
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 | I'm afraid I can't continue the run of superlatives. Though clearly well staged and performed, for me this monologue doesn't justify its transfer from page to stage. Surely there must be a reason for such a transfer? I fail to see the point. My fear after ID and this is that we have lost one of our greatest actors to worthy but misguided projects. Oh to see him inhabit a Shakespearean character again. - 81.134.81.210) | 22 Nov 04 |
| Sher has frequently been mannered and predictable so that recent performances came to seem very similar. However, presumably because of the subject-matter and the masterly direction of Richard Wilson, Sher has now produced a masterly performance. Quite simply, it is beyond praise. In a quite unassuming way, he tells the story of one of the greatest evils of all time and it is this quietness of tone that makes our revulsion even greater. This is one of those rare productions that, in a perfect world, should never die. - 80.177.231.164) | 21 Nov 04 |
| Can Antony Sher do any wrong? It took me months to get a ticket to see Primo and must admit felt priveleged to be part of the audience the night I saw it. If you can get a ticket you must surely do so. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (80.46.165.174) | 05 Oct 04 |
| "Primo" is the simplest of monologues, delivered in a dignified and unfussy style by Sir Antony Sher on a bare, starkly lit stage. I found it astonishing, moving, and breath-taking. By turns harrowing and uplifting, this work has brought Primo Levi's words faithfully to life. Do not miss it. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (81.130.36.49) | 01 Oct 04 |
