Boston Marriage - QTC

Overview

Sometimes, the perfect storm brews, with all the right elements coming together. And when you bring a play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer behind Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow to the stage under the guidance of the Matilda Award-winning director of Venus in Fur, that’s what promises to happen.

With the usual David Mamet brand of sarcasm, Boston Marriage tells of Anna and Claire, united on the outskirts of the city’s high society, and doing whatever they must to enjoy the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed. Their status-seeking ways involve encouraging the affections of a wealthy man, chasing a much-younger woman and assisting each other in both endeavours.

A critical and audience hit since it was first performed in 1999, the fast-paced, sharp-tongued effort is considered not only one of the playwright’s best comedies but one of the funniest dissections of class as well. Expect barbs to fly, banter to ripple and the facade of the well-to-do to crumble in witty and wicked fashion.