![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Truby, too, is a lynchpin of this production, waltzing in and out of the action with an avuncular, fond smile on his face and narrating with passion and pleasure. It's a device that makes unexpectedly heavy demands of the younger actor, which thankfully William Osborne, the performer on the night I saw it, manages to live up to. This enables the show to capture the wry observations of the adult while allowing us glimpses of the younger Gerry's fascination and obsession with the flora and fauna that surround him. In Janys Chambers's adaptation, the adult Gerald Durrell (Simeon Truby) narrates the tale on behalf of his younger self (a young actor who is almost constantly onstage but makes next to no sound throughout the entire production). My Family and Other Animals, the second instalment in York Theatre Royal's ensemble main house "in the round" season, showcases some strong performances, but fails really to take off and thrill.Ī tale from a bygone age of a young boy's fascination with the animal world and his wry observations of the menagerie of adults that constitutes his family, Durrell's book recalls (and fictionalises) his progress through his early teen years on the island of Corfu. ![]()
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