Aunt Dan and Lemon - 3 June 2009
The Royal Court’s Wallace Shawn season concludes with Shawn’s 1985 play Aunt Dan and Lemon. This unusual tale is told through the prism of Lemon’s memories, particularly of her Aunt Dan who is an important influence in her life. The play centres around memories of one particular summer that Aunt Dan spends with Lemon’s family expounding her views on Kissinger and telling the stories of her life in London.Jane Horrocks plays the difficult character of Lemon with real finnesse while Aunt Dan, a powerful force on stage, is brought strikingly to life by Lorraine Ashbourne.Having thoroughly enjoyed this eerie play we were given an additional treat when almost the whole cast, along with the artistic director Dominic Cooke, joined us for a post show Q&A. This play which asks questions about the nature of war, compassion and in effect our own humanity encouraged a strong response from the audience. Dominic Cooke and the cast fielded a range of questions not only on their own experience of the play but the theatregoers responses as well!Edited highlights from this Q&A will appear in the news section of the site shortly and are definitely worth a look.
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Laura Norman
Club Manager