Old Times
Have you ever remembered something that didn't happen? Maybe you're with friends and reminiscing about, ahem, old times? In Harold Pinter 's Old Times , a married couple, Deeley and Kate, and an old friend, Anna, get together, and for a little over an hour, they mine the depths of their memories, with Deeley and Anna battling for Kate's favor. There's a complicated history among the three of them—or is there? Pinter is vague, which is part of the delight in seeing this brought to life. Deeley, Kate and Anna's story is open to interpretation, and so it's up to the director (in this case, Douglas Hodge ), the actors ( Clive Owen , Kelly Reilly and Eve Best ) and the design team to make some choices. And they make great choices. Owen, making his Broadway debut, is the perfect cad. Handsome and little cocky, his charisma is difficult to resist, yet he colors Deeley (whose name is never spoken in the play, if memory serves) with hints of vulnerability and...