Head back to this page at 3pm on Sunday 12th February for a front row view of Complicite’s adaptation of the Stefan Zweig classic, Beware of Pity, live from the Barbican.
From Pushkin, who have published much of Zweig’s work in the UK:
Stefan’s Zweig’s Beware of Pity is an almost unbearably tense and powerful tale of unrequited love and the danger of pity.
In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a dangerous glimmer of hope.
Stefan Zweig’s only novel is a devastating depiction of the torment of the betrayal of both honour and love, realised against the background of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
We’re big fans of the book and are very excited to be hosting the livestream. Pull up a chair and get comfy, this is not to be missed!