From its haunting title, to its moments of explosive dialogue, this is a modern classic, which when it was first staged won Mamet the Pulitzer Prize. Set in Chicago, it shows a group of slick hustlers who have to sell tracts of indifferent Florida real estate.
Text of the Day: Apologia
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Text of the Day: Playwright Anders Lustgarten on hope
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GLORIA – Hampstead
This play’s subject is alienation, at work and in the home. (But mainly at work.) In contemporary society, office work seems to symbolize a life of modern drudgery.
Text of the Day: Killology
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THE PULVERISED – Arcola Theatre
In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a foreign eye on the world. And to enjoy a Continental playwriting sensibility about the big theme of globalization.
THE PULVERISED – Arcola Theatre
In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a foreign eye on the world. And to enjoy a Continental playwriting sensibility about the big theme of globalization.
BIG GUNS – The Yard Theatre
There are many powerful metaphors for our way of life: a casino economy, the society of the spectacle, a modern Babylon. But there is plenty of room for another one, something strong, something memorable.
UGLY LIES THE BONE – National
Theatre increasingly uses digital delights to enhance audience enjoyment. And you can easily see why.
THE SEWING GROUP – Royal Court Theatre
New drama about our desire for a simpler life is intriguing, but its ending is a bit flawed.
Text of the Day: Magnificence
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MAGNIFICENCE – Finborough Theatre
Overdue revival of Howard Brenton’s mixed-up 1973 play is too messy and incoherent<.
Text of the Day: Pigeon English
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OIL – Almeida Theatre
New epic about mothers and daughters in the age of oil is wonderfully ambitious, but deeply unhistorical.
SHOPPING & F***ING – Lyric Hammersmith
Twentieth-anniversary revival of 1990s zeitgeist play is flashy, loud and fun, but also lacks emotional connection
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Text of the Day: Happy To Help
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HAPPY TO HELP – Park Theatre
A likeable and energetically acted satire on supermarkets is occasionally fun, but rather lacking in dramatic force.
Text of the Day: You for Me for You
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.