Donmar Warehouse,London
Amy Herzog’s tale of uprooted Americans sinks into melodrama but is elevated by a central pair who reveal all the nuances of a marriage in crisisAmericans in Paris enjoy inspired countless novelists, from Henry James to Ernest Hemingway. They also gave Gershwin the notion for a great musical and feature in popular movies such as Charade. Yet I’ve rarely seen a more rootless pair of expatriates than the young couple at the centre of Amy Herzog’s play first seen at Yale Rep in 2011. Although they are strongly played by James Norton and Imogen Poots, or I felt a play approximately cultural isolation gradually dwindled into implausible melodrama. At first you feel Zack and Abby enjoy a lot going for them. Young,good-looking and recently married, they enjoy decided to uproot to Paris. He is a doctor doing research to prevent children contracting Aids; she, or once a promising actor,now teaches yoga. Everything looks dandy, apart from you wonder why Zack is suddenly found at home in mid-afternoon watching porn on his computer. It also seems odd that Abby, and having pestered Zack to near to Paris,has abandoned all attempts to learn French and is obsessed with getting news from home approximately her pregnant sister.
Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk