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Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m
Christopher Hampton, Yasmina Reza
Henri and Sonia are putting their son to bed when Hubert and Inez arrive for dinner, a day earlier than expected. As the evening degenerates, cruel observations blend with high comedy in an hilarious and poignant examination of our most personal intimacies.
Nominee: Two 2001 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play
Henri and Sonia are putting their son to bed when Hubert and Inez arrive for dinner, a day earlier than expected. As the evening degenerates, Yasmina Reza’s play – elegantly translated by Christopher Hampton – blends cruel observations with high comedy in an hilarious and poignant examination of our most personal intimacies and private longings. Life X 3 presents three versions of the same socially hapless evening in which the characters change subtly each time, providing a dramatically different outcome for each.
Life x 3 debuted at the Royal National Theatre in London on 7 December 2000, before transferring to the Old Vic in February 2001, with both productions starring Mark Rylance, Imelda Staunton and Harriet Walter. It was then revived in the West End at the Savoy Theatre with a new cast in 2002. The show debuted on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre on 31 March 2003, now starring Helen Hunt, Linda Emond, John Turturro and Brent Spiner.
HENRYSONIAINEZHUBERT
Voice of the child
A living room. Paris. Contemporary.
“Slender sitcoms, elegantly streaked with troubling shadows and shaped with Cartesian symmetry.” – The New York Times
“In her (Reza’s) comedies there are no bizarre events or exaggerated eccentricities to her characters, instead one sees the foibles and strains of common human relationships.” – London Theatre Guide
Christopher Hampton became involved in theatre while studying French and German at Oxford University, and wrote a play in his first year.
The Royal Court's subsequent production was so successful that it transferred to the Comedy Theatre while he was still a student, making hi ...