A Minute of Silence
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A Minute of Silence
Read more: A Minute of SilenceDora is a psychologist. Barry is a university graduate who has chosen to spend his life in the circus making and repairing the performers’ shoes. Barry’s parents cannot accept his choice and employ Dora to rescue him. They do not tell her that Barry is deaf. The love story between Barry and Dora, a hearing woman, unfolds through dialogue, physical theatre and sign language. Dora struggles to come to terms with her own problems whilst under the illusion that it is Barry who needs help. An ensemble of eight actors act out the story, have fun and mock the seriousness…
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A Minute of Silence (Screenplay)
Read more: A Minute of Silence (Screenplay)Dora, a psychologist, returns to London to find her father who abandoned her. Barry, a deaf shoemaker in a traveling circus, unwittingly becomes her first patient. Barry reverses roles and cleverly guides Dora through a catharsis that reconciles her with the memory of her father.
