Albert

ALBERT is a lonely, troubled man who lives with his cousin Sarah as if they were husband and wife. They grew up together after the death of their parents under tragic circumstances that scared them both for life.

Albert is solidly built but ineffective. He spends most of his days in a dream until one day that dream becomes a reality. Or does it? Are the apparently strange events at the hotel where he works part of a plot or his imagination gone wild? Neither Albert nor the audience can be sure.

When Albert discovers a bloodstained sheet in the laundry his fears seem to be confirmed when added to the mysterious disappearance of a guest. Albert is frustrated as he tries to convince everyone he is not dreaming this. When he is unable to produce the blood stained sheet he shifts his suspicions to a new guest, a man in a brown suit who seems to have entered into some conspiracy with the manager and his uncle, the hotel’s owner.

It is a mystery designed to keep the audience off balance, wondering until the end while drawing on their sympathy for Albert and the obstacles he must face in a frightening world, which forces him to hide in his own fantasies in order to cope.

When those who care about Albert begin to suspect he might be right, it is too late to stop a series of events unfolding that will lead to a political incident. Albert, however, following his dream to be a real hero and not just one in his head, probes his suspicions and prevents the tragedy.

However the strain drives him over the edge. When Sarah returns home after having Albert committed to care, she discovers some of Albert’s darkest secrets.

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