Arnold Wesker’s The Mistress

Source: The List (Issue 584)
Date: 23 August 2007
Written by: David Laing

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One-woman show

We are all capable of turning a blind eye to the painful or immoral acts that happen all around us. Arnold Wesker’s tale of a lover’s guilt finds fashion designer Sam (Martha Lott) transposing facets of her personality onto her dressmaking dummies as she relentlessly psychoanalyses herself, easing her conscience by making seemingly random donations to charity. Martha Lott’s captivating performance carries this occasionally thought-provoking one-woman show towards an emotional climax. (David Laing)

Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, until 27 Aug, 11am, £10–£11 (£9–£10).

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