język polskijęzyk angielski

Accompanist

Genre
Comedy
Female cast
Male cast
Original language of the play
Details
Comedy/Thriller
Original title
Akompaniator

There are two characters: 55-year-old opera singer and her accompanist – man of the same age. He’s been accompanying the singer for 30 years and is hopelessly in love with her, but he’s never spoken a single word to her. Finally, he decides to tell her about his feelings, but chooses the worst possible moment for that – and this is the beginning of the play, which starts as a comedy and evolves to become a psychological thriller.

At the beginning, the singer seems to be the main character of the play and the one who controls the situation. She ignores his feelings, has her own priorities (work, work, work, and finding younger and younger lovers). She is not interested to hear what he has to say and gives him three minutes for that. But while listening, she is shocked how much he knows about her life and, to her utter surprise, realizes that it’s been him who decided about her contracts and personal relationships. Gradually, the shy, sentimental man reveals his disturbing, psychopathic personality. We find out he has created a fictitious world in which he cooks and buys clothes for his beloved woman, goes to sleep with her, discusses music and shares with her all his mundane life. As the singer sees the madness in the man, she gets more and more scared. She feels trapped and desperately tries to find a way out of the situation. She stands on the window sill, threatening to jump, but he convinces her it’s not high enough and she’ll only end up in a wheelchair having him to take care of her. The woman then gives up and tells him she’s ready to marry him. Will this make the man happy? Will it be “happily ever after”? Get ready for a suurprise.

The play is haunting and funny and has very well-written dialogues. Both characters evolve and surprise. There are many references to musical motives and composers, which makes the story additionaly attractive and entertaining.