Ingenious staging and skilled performances engage for first part, but the story runs out of steam - 2008 is barely touched on let alone examined, ending the evening on a curiously blank anticlimax.Read more →
A genuine theatrical masterwork — a revealing history lesson, which at its heart tells of a family driven by the need to succeed and overcome obstacles. The story begins in 1844 with the arrival in New York of a young immigrant Jew from Bavaria. Within three years, Henry (John Heffernan) is joined at his ‘fabric and suits’ store in Alabama by his two brothers Mayer (Aaron Krohn) and Emanuel (Howard W. Overshown). Over decades they develop their middlemen operation into a formidable brokerage, which with each generation diversifies and reinforces its domination over corporate America.Read more →
Stefan Keranov
Amazing performance with a great story, slightly too long for my tastes and the stage setup whilst cool does not tie in to the story.Read more →
Rene Bach
Fantastic scenery. Very long. Too long. Liked the dialog. Worked very well to tell the story.
Was expecting a story about greed leading to the collapse but 1928 to 2008 (3rd act) was done in such a rush that the story to me fell apart.
Had Enron in the back of my head and it never reached the same level of criticism and explaining predatory capitalism.Read more →
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Alice Sleight
I enjoyed the set the most - very interesting. The acting and the story were good too, but the set stole the show for meRead more →
Joseph Mills
Really strong (though long!) play with witty lines and great acting. Very unique.Read more →
Gaia Rizzatello
Brilliant acting, three hours but they’ll fly by.Read more →