In plays, many audiences judge a performance by how much the actors delivered their words. The voice is a powerful tool to get a message across to others. But what many may or may not realize is that the power of sub-text, or, the “words behind the words,” is what can bring an audience to their feet.
In this article, Austrian playwright Peter Handke is about to prove to the world just that.
He has written a 1 hour 40 minute play with no words called “The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other.” It will premiere tomorrow at the Lyttelton Theatre in London, England.
The cast, comprising of 27 actors, will play 450 characters speaking through their body language.
The story, according to the article, has no plot and every character only appears once.
Is this a new form of theatre we will see more of in the future?
Time will tell…
For now…Here’s the theatre’s video trailer of the play!
Wow! Wow! Wow! Fantastic job!