[2] A man and a woman sit opposite each other in the detached intimacy of a train compartment on a journey from Paris to Frankfurt.
Both productions were directed by Matthew Warchus, and starred Eileen Atkins as Martha and Michael Gambon as Paul Parsky.
The play was once again directed by Warchus, with Atkins reprising her role (here known as The Woman) this time alongside Alan Bates (here referred to as The Man).
[5] It received several accolades, including nominations from the Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Play, Best Actress, and Best Actor; Bates won the latter.
[a] Cesear's Forum, Cleveland's minimalist theatre company, presented the play at Kennedy's Down Under, Playhouse Square in a May/June 2007 production.