The Forest

by Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton (Translator)

He can't help himself and he plunges into the forest. until the moment it dawns on night has fallen and he is completely lost.

Pierre finds himself at a turning point, tormented by the conflicting demands of family, career and sexual desire. His struggle to resolve this crisis, without fracturing his marriage or compromising his comfortable way of life, is explored in original and unsettling ways.

Florian Zeller's raw and mysterious play, translated by Christopher Hampton, premieres at Hampstead Theatre, London, in February 2022.

I'm telling you a story, if that's all right by you. Apparently you've no objection to telling stories yourself. Am I right?

Genres: Plays

65 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Florian Zeller is a French novelist and playwright. His work has been translated into a dozen languages, including English. He won the Prix Interallié in 2004 for his novel "Fascination of Evil" ("La Fascination du Pire").

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm usually quite a fan of Zeller's work, especially his plays - and though apparently this all somewhat makes sense when you SEE it performed (see reviews below) - I was left baffled at several points. And it seems a mite like Zeller is now just playing rifts on his familiar themes, rather than striking any new ground. Also, is it odd to anyone else that every friggin' review refers to the mistress as a 'bunny-boiler'?

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/202...
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/th...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/even...
https://variety.com/2022/legit/review...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/w...

[Aaron Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another very theatrical version of realism that uses space in order to explore new aspects of realism.

An alternative would be to call this 21st century expressionism. I don't dislike that idea. It might be right. In any case, Zeller's work is excellent.

[Behrouz · Rating 4 out of 5]

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