Switzerland is a play about the American crime writer Patricia Highsmith (Ripley et al), who lived in Switzerland. We saw the Sydney Theatre Company’s production at the Drama Theatre at the Opera house.
“It’s the early 1990s, and Highsmith (Sarah Peirse) is reclusive, creatively stymied and ailing, having been diagnosed with the cancer that would eventually kill her.”
She has a visit from a young man who is representing her New York publisher. Patricia is a cranky, nasty old woman with a great line in vituperation!
The play is very funny at the beginning, then gets more strange and creepy with an amazing twist. Great theatre.
