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Betrayal
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I actually listened to this as a BBC Radio Drama () that starred Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott. I'd heard he'd won the BBC Audio Drama, Best Actor Award for it, and I liked him from BBC Sherlock so I thought it would be worth listening to.
This is a very interesting and thought provoking play. First of all, it's presented chronologically backwards... We meet the two people who have had an affair after their affair is over, as they are having a discussion over lunch. The woman reveals she has told her husband that she'd cheated on him with the ex-lover, who is his best friend. He's angry because she didn't consult him first, and then we hear his conversation with his friend...(view spoiler)
It proceeds from there, slowly revealing various lies the friends/spouses/lovers have told each other over the years and highlights their reactions to the various "betrayals".
It is very thought provoking. I think my favourite moment of the play was when Andrew Scott's character, Jerry, (view spoiler)
It was really a great moment, well acted... In a play full of moments worth listening to. Makes you think about all the different lies and different kinds of betrayals we have in daily life.
(Evidently the play was based on the author's real life affair with a famous female BBC broadcaster.)
Edited on December 17th, 2014 on rereading, after realizing I really should have spoiler warnings in several spots. At the time I originally posted I didn't know how to insert them- CRM
This is a very interesting and thought provoking play. First of all, it's presented chronologically backwards... We meet the two people who have had an affair after their affair is over, as they are having a discussion over lunch. The woman reveals she has told her husband that she'd cheated on him with the ex-lover, who is his best friend. He's angry because she didn't consult him first, and then we hear his conversation with his friend...(view spoiler)
It proceeds from there, slowly revealing various lies the friends/spouses/lovers have told each other over the years and highlights their reactions to the various "betrayals".
It is very thought provoking. I think my favourite moment of the play was when Andrew Scott's character, Jerry, (view spoiler)
It was really a great moment, well acted... In a play full of moments worth listening to. Makes you think about all the different lies and different kinds of betrayals we have in daily life.
(Evidently the play was based on the author's real life affair with a famous female BBC broadcaster.)
Edited on December 17th, 2014 on rereading, after realizing I really should have spoiler warnings in several spots. At the time I originally posted I didn't know how to insert them- CRM
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
March 11, 2013
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Finished Reading
March 21, 2013
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