On the Waterfront - 19 March 2009
Whatsonstage.com theatregoers were treated to a stunning piece of physical theatre at last night’s Outing to Steven Berkoff’s stage adaptation of Oscar-winning film On the Waterfront at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
The twelve strong cast impressed us with their effortless shifting between roles from gangster to dockworker and even pigeon! All this done not only by subtle changes in costume but by well-thought out and executed mime sequences. Having been amazed by the beautiful construction of this piece we were lucky enough to have Stephen Berkoff join us for a question and answer session. He was joined by the producer of the show Julius Green and Simon Merrells who portrays leading man Terry Malloy.
Edited highlights from this Q&A will appear in the news section of the site shortly and are definitely worth a look. Berkoff talks about finding the stage play, Simon about working in a collaborative piece of this nature and Julius about the universality of the play.
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Laura Norman
Club Manager