Theatre
„I’m not like them“: „Blackbird“ by David Harrower at Théâtre du Centaure
For the very first Centaure-production in English, Myriam Muller adapts David Harrower’s „Blackbird“, a dark huis clos about paedophilia and sexual abuse that doesn’t shy away from exploring uncomfortable grey zones, Muller and her actors convincingly refusing an all too schematic portrayal of the topic.
For Ray (Jules Werner) and Una (Jil Devresse), the late confrontation is violent and exhausting (C) Bohumil Kostohryz
A decade after having been sexually abused by a man 28 years older than herself, Una (Jil Devresse) has tracked down her offender. Since he’s finished serving his prison sentence, Ray (Jules Werner) has been living under a different name, slowly rebuilding his life from nothing or almost nothing – and he’s done well enough for himself to end up in a trade magazine, which has allowed Una to find him and pay him a visit to his workplace.
