Preview: Betrayal at Seattle Repertory Theatre
Cheyenne Casebier as Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayalplaying February 19 to March 22. Photo Kathryn Barnard, 2009.
Betrayal, Directed by Braden Abraham, at Seattle Repertory Theatre runs February 19-March 22, 2009. In this fresh retelling of Pinter’s gripping drama, a woman’s illicit relationship with her husband’s best friend is played out in reverse, from the end of the affair to their first encounter.
Harold Pinter, one of contemporary theatre’s most influential playwrights, died Dec. 24, 2008. The New York Times called Betrayal “the most accessible of Mr. Pinter’s major works. Betrayal draws you into a situation you think you know all too well, from literature if not life: the romantic triangle…Mr. Pinter has invested a well-worn formula with a gnawing, transforming sense of just how opaque people remain to one another.”
Be sure to “take a pause” and read about the surprising career and influence of playwright Harold Pinter. I certainly would consider him one of the most influential playwrights of modern times. Pinter left an undeniable mark on modern theater, from his critically panned production of The Birthday Party in 1957 to the iconic story of The French Lieutenant’s Woman which would later be adapted for the screen in a 1981 Academy Award nominated movie starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons.
Tickets to Betrayal range from $29-$55. Recommended for ages 14 and above for sexuality and adult situations. Anyone 25 and under may purchase tickets for only $10 for any performance (with ID – call for details). For more info go online at www.seattlerep.org.
