7/4/2023 0 Comments The crocodile dostoevsky![]() ![]() He has not merely taken off from the story: he has made it a fable for our time, a story of celebrity culture, of the phenomenon of being famous for being famous. It’s just the beginning.ĭostoevsky never finished his short story about a dull government clerk eaten by a crocodile, but it has provided a most original inspiration for UK writer Tom Basden. Angrily, he teases one of the dumb animals, a new addition to the zoo, a crocodile. ![]() He is cut to the quick that he was not invited to Zac’s dinner party the night before. ![]() He compares them to the dumb zoo animals in their cages. Could it be time Ivan tried something else? But like many an uninspired, impervious thespian before him, Ivan blames the shallow, insensitive public. Zac tries to tell him, in the kindest, most tactful way, that perhaps show business may not be for Ivan. ![]() Desperate for attention, desperately conceited – and deluded - he is an actor who performs his own material for ever diminishing and unforgiving audiences. Ivan is a man who is, in Henry James’ phrase, someone on whom everything is lost. Ivan (James Cerche) and Zac (Joey Lai), both actors, are at the zoo. It is fun, it is funny, it is sharp and dazzling, and we are often dumbfounded at just how good it is – several cuts above so much else that is on offer. In this impeccable show, every element – text, cast, direction, costumes, set design, sound and lighting – all cohere into a brilliant piece of theatre. ![]()
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