Unfortunately, the silence also highlighted the audience’s restlessness, especially toward the end of the 135-minute performance. The lack of an intermission proved a strain for some, but gave the play, which also dispensed with the usual divisions between scenes and acts, an attractive fluidity.
With actors communicating in French and sign language, prodigious strain was put on audience members who understood neither as they tried to keep up with the rush of subtitles on either side of the stage, while watching the complex action.
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