His new work ‘Visit from an Unknown Woman’ deals with sexual obsession at a time of political turmoil
Considering there are under two hours to go before a preview of his latest play, Christopher Hampton seems remarkably relaxed. With his floaty white hair and beard, he has the serene air of a guru or a benign wizard as he takes tea and cake unnoticed in the busy foyer of Hampstead Theatre. Then again, the playwright, director, translator and librettist has had enough successes in his long career — garnering several Oscars and Baftas — not to get stressed about a new London opening.
I’ve done a few of those,” he adds. While Hampton’s 1995 film Carrington was a sensitive portrayal of troubled Bloomsbury Group painter Dora Carrington , Glenn Close embodied feminine malevolence in 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons. The film was based on Hampton’s 1985 play, which he adapted from 18th-century French writer Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and it earned him his first Oscar.
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