A couple of weeks ago I was talking to the woman charged with working as Steven Berkoff’s translator as he prepares for a production of Metamorphosis in Tokyo. This brought up an interesting question of Translation Etiquette. If a director swears at his cast should this be faithfully translated? She was very discreet and refused to answer.
James
As someone who has had the pleasure of working with Mr Berkoff, I would venture to suggest that this translator sounds impeccably suited to her job and a consummate professional…