With the great abundance of plays, this is not as easy as it would seem. With this long running list, we need to pare it down to ones playing during the dates I’m in London; and of the ones playing while I’m here, there is no such thing as going to a play spontaneously—front row seats for The Prisoner, for example, are sold out for the preview which runs on my last night in London.
Here is where everything hinges on a synopsis. Foxfinder:
"England is in crisis. Fields are flooded. Food is scarce. Fear grips the land.
When the Coveys’ harvest fails to meet target, the government sends William Bloor to investigate. William is a Foxfinder. Trained from childhood. Fixated on his mission to unearth the animals that must be to blame. But as the hunt progresses, he finds more questions than answers…"
As I am very invested in the holocaust, this description links me to the “Jew hunter” from the film Inglourious Basterds. See how subjective it is to choose a play? I have high hopes, too, because Christoph Waltz’s role is among the most tense I’ve ever watched.
I’ve listed Foxfinder among a bunch of plays that sound interesting. Now I’ve got to look up ones where I can read a copy of the script ahead of time. (Being hearing-impaired, I read scripts first so that I can follow the story on stage.) Foxfinder is still in this group.
Next, as I’m in London, it’d be great to see a play by a UK playwright who is new to me. Dawn King wrote Foxfinder, and she is a definite up-and-coming British playwright—I’m now eager to read her other works, too!
The final determination: Can I get front row seats at a discount for my hearing impairment? If not, I’d be seated too far away to lipread the actors.
To be accommodated for a disability in London theaters is incredibly seamless! I’m in!