A PINTER DUET: THE LOVER & ASHES TO ASHES

Two one-act dramas by Harold Pinter

Directed by Rick Lombardo
January 19 – February 10, 2008
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“A high-powered night of theatre.” – The Boston Globe

Click here for an interview with the director and actors. PDF

This duet of Pinter one-acts explores how elegant lives can be shaken by sexual jealousies. The evening begins with The Lover: as a husband and wife discuss their affairs openly and playfully, this erotically charged tale reveals the necessity and danger of fantasy. The second half of the evening presents a darker side of jealousy with Ashes to Ashes, another account of a husband and wife discussing adultery, only this time the game is fun for neither. These intensely sadistic and pleasurable pieces give us two unique looks at how deeply our passions run and how cold they turn our blood, potentially polluting memory and perception.

Tickets range from $10-$25, and can be purchased in person at the Box Office at 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown; by phone at 617-923-8487; or online here.