My overall impression
DAMN. This show is really something. The writing is witty, heartbreaking, and flows quickly, dropping you right into 1934 Berlin without much exposition— so there were references flying by that I didn’t understand, but it was refreshing. The direction is top notch, from the physical interaction that underlines the intimacy of the sisters’ lives, to the contrast between Magda’s cabaret performances and Matilda’s isolation. But okay, the acting. These sisters BRING IT. Elizabeth Hinkler makes a full-body transformation which is really impressive— but beyond physicality, she is just as subtle, dryly funny, vulnerable, devastating and distinct in her role as Emily Hinkler is in hers. When Magda sings as her world falls apart, I was floored by the layers in her performance. I, uh, think I have something in my eye.
