Hollywood is a hell hole. Everything in Hollywood is for sale except the awards, which are for rent. Bitter Wheat is a play about a depraved Hollywood mogul. It rips the pashmina off the suppurating wound which is show business, and leaves us better human beings, and fitter to once more confront the horror of life. Our hero, Barney Fein, is a bloated monster- a studio head, who, like his predecessor, the minotaur, devours the young he has lured to his cave. His fall from power to shame is a mythic journey which has been compared to The Odyssey by people who claim to have read that book. Bitter Wheat website.T1085849250Producer Jeffrey Richards. Producer Smith & Brant Theatricals. Director David Mamet. Design Christopher Oram. Costume Christopher Oram. Lighting Neil Austin. Performer John Malkovich (Barney Fein). Performer Doon Mackichan (Sondra). Performer Ioanna Kimbook (Yung Kim Li). Performer Alexander Arnold (Roberto). Performer Teddy Kempner (Doctor Wald). Performer Matthew Pidgeon (The Writer). Performer Zephryn Taitte (Charles Arthur Brown). | |
| 7 Jun 19 to 21 Sep 19 | Garrick Theatre, West End :: V394 listing details L190484564 |
