London
(ANI):
American
actor/director
Kevin
Spacey
has
landed
in
an
controversy
after
it
was
reported
that
his
play's
lead
actor
Richard
Dreyfuss
had
to
be
fed
his
lines
through
an
earpiece.
The
premiere
of
Complicit
was
supposed
to
take
place
at
the
city's
Old
Vic
theatre
on
January
19,
but
it
was
pushed
back
until
the
following
week
because
the
show
needed
'more
development
time',
a
spokesperson
said.
It
has
now
come
out
that
Dreyfuss
has
been
failing
to
learn
his
lines
properly,
and
is
using
the
aid
of
an
earpiece
to
perform
on
stage,
the
Daily
Telegraph
reported.
Theatregoers,
who
were
invited
to
preview
performances
of
the
show,
ridiculed
Dreyfuss'
performance,
and
fans
have
commented
online
about
his
having
to
wear
an
earpiece.
"This
is
worse
than
awful
and
Dreyfuss
is
having
his
lines
fed
to
him
through
an
earpiece.
You
have
been
warned," the
Daily
Express
quoted
a
fan
as
having
written
on
theatre
website
Whatsonstage.com.
Dreyfuss'
representatives
were
unavailable
for
comment.