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13 Ratings

3.5

Duration
1H 17min
Language
English
Format
Category

Lyric Poetry & Drama

Sir David Suchet and Dame Harriet Walter star in Yasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man, translated by Christopher Hampton. A notorious author shares a train compartment with a long-time reader. Can they connect with each other through a silent tide of self-doubt and second-guessing?

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Sir David Suchet as Parsky Dame Harriet Walter as Martha

Original music by David Chilton and Lucinda Mason-Brown.

Includes a conversation with cast members Sir David Suchet and Dame Harriet Walter.

Directed by Gordon House. Recorded before a live audience at Essential Music Ltd, London in December of 2010.

Lead funding for The Unexpected Man was made possible with support from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation.

© 2011 L.A. Theatre Works (Audiobook): 9781580818094

Translators: Christopher Hampton

Release date

Audiobook: 15 July 2011

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