Missable

I went to see Athol Fugard's Dimetos last night at the Donmar Warehouse, partly because I'm a great admirer of the playwright. In fact I think The Island, based on Nelson Mandela's time in prison which I saw at the National Theatre some years ago, was one of the most moving dramas of the past decade. Not so Dimetos. I just couldn't follow it. In fact when the interval came I assumed it was the end of the play, and only realised it wasn't when the actors didn't return to take a bow. It seems to be two plays with an interval in between, and I couldn't recommend you see either of them, which only shows that even Homer nods on the stage of the Donmar. However, it would be unfair not to mention a fine performance by Jonathan Pryce, who certainly made the best of a beautifully written script that didn't take us anywhere.