Sitting down at Kala Kathoumena in Nicosia, Graham Butler greets me in Greek, then thanks the waitress with a creditable “ Efharisto ” when she brings his coffee. Nigel Hastings does the same, only in English. Partly, it’s personal preference – but it’s also a case of two actors doing research.
Butler plays Lieutenant Yolland, and Hastings plays Captain Lancey, in Translations by Brian Friel, which premiered on Saturday night
