While reading I found myself finally getting the storyline during act one but once act two began everything started falling apart and didn't make sense, not in the case of bad wr Did I pick this play up because James McAvoy was in it a few years ago and is on the cover. There are aspects of this play that make one wonder how it is was stage in order for certain things to be able to occur, but even seeing it live might now help it make much sense. To be honest yes, but it also sounded intriguing. Seeing how Jack thought he was God, it itself is a critique on how those from the ruling class sees themselves, above everything - and the whole society is becoming immoral and strict laws needed for the mass while the lords also fornicate and sleep around, even killing without worry because there's always a common folk to be blamed for those crimes.Īnd it is written as a comedy makes it all better, satire at its best.moreĭid I pick this play up because James McAvoy was in it a few years ago and is on the cover. All for the protection of their bloodline, to lord over the working class and being absolved of their own sins. Funny and witty, brilliant critique on the upper echelons of British society.Īs someone who studied psychology, really like how the thought of everyone conspiring against you is actually true. Seeing how Jack thought he was God, it itself is a critique on how those from the ruling class sees themselves, a Maybe a bit too long and disjointed at the end, but a magnificent play nontheless. As someone who studied psychology, really like how the thought of everyone conspiring against you is actually true. Funny and witty, brilliant critique on the upper echelons of British society. Maybe a bit too long and disjointed at the end, but a magnificent play nontheless. This edition of the play is published to coincide with the first-ever revival of this classic cult comedy at the Trafalgar Studios, London, on 16 January 2015.more Singularly unsuited to a life in the upper echelons of elite society, Jack finds himself at the centre of a ruthless power struggle as his scheming family strives to uphold their reputation.īubbling with acerbic wit and feverish energy, Olivier Award-winning and Oscar-nominated-writer Peter Barnes's razor-sharp satire combines a ferocious mix of hilarity and horror whilst mercilessly exposing the foibles of the English nobility. Jack, a possible paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex, inherits the title of the 14th Earl of Gurney after his father passes away in a bizarre accident. Singularly unsuited to a life in the upper echelons of elite society, Jack finds himself at the centre Etonians aren't exactly noted for their grey matter, but I've always found them perfectly adjusted to society. Etonians aren't exactly noted for their grey matter, but I've always found them perfectly adjusted to society.
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