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Peter Wight beautifully suggests Petey’s decency and the terrible shock to his system when he realises that he has been powerless to help. A richly eloquent production – not to be missed.
Jan 18, 2018 · As Petey, Peter Wight is slow and watchful, understanding everything but saying little. Yet he gives his vital line – "Don’t let them tell you what to do" – with the melancholy power of a universal warning.
Jan 19, 2018 · Set in a seedy seaside boarding house, run by Meg (Zoë Wanamaker) and Petey (Peter Wight), the plot shows how Stanley (Toby Jones), an unwashed and washed up pianist, is visited by a sinister duo, Goldberg (Stephen Mangan) and McCann, who terrorise him into submitting to their demands.
Jan 19, 2018 · As Petey, Peter Wight is slow and watchful, understanding everything but saying little. Yet he gives his vital line – "Don't let them tell you what to do" – with the melancholy power of a universal warning."
The setting is the living room of the home/boardinghouse run by Zoë Wanamaker’s Meg and her husband Petey, played by Peter Wight. In old language, the hostess is simple while the long-suffering man of the house patiently humours her when not carrying on his trade as a deckchair attendant on the nearby beach.
Peter Wight is warm and reassuring as Petey, the unshakable force of normality… or is he? All facts in Pinter’s menacingly dark and cryptic play are ultimately questioned. What time of year is it, where exactly are we, what era is this – is this even a boarding house?
Set in a seedy seaside boarding house, run by Meg (Zoë Wanamaker) and Petey (Peter Wight), the plot shows how Stanley (Toby Jones), an unwashed and washed up pianist, is visited by a sinister duo, Goldberg (Stephen Mangan) and McCann, who terrorise him into submitting to their demands.
