Omnibus theatre, London
A team of musicians create discord as the neglected playwright’s short, sharp drama is given a stylish revival
In 1962 there were six plays by Jean Anouilh running in London. Today he is all but forgotten, so it is good to see a revival of this divertissement about the tensions inside a predominantly female cafe-orchestra pumping out familiar tunes to a French spa audience.
Music may have charms to soothe a savage breast but it doesn’t seem to do as much for the players. In Jeremy Sams’s stylish translation, the simmering rows are sexual, social and political.
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