Game (play) explained

Game
Premiere:2015
Setting:A flat in England
Genre:Drama

Game is a 2015 dramatic play written by Mike Bartlett.[1]

Game premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London, England.[2]

Plot

A voyeuristic look at a couple's relationship set in a reality television setting.

Reception

The Observer theatre critic Kate Kellaway wrote, "Game is more a concept than a conventional play, in which multitalented and prolific playwright Mike Bartlett explores the numb thrills of video-game violence and the relationship between virtual assassinations and the extermination of real people in an ingeniously executed evening, directed with sangfroid by Sacha Wares."[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Londontheinside.com. Game On At The Almeida. March 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: The Observer. Game review – Mike Bartlett's unnerving drama makes voyeurs of the audience. Kate Kellaway. Kate. Kellaway. March 8, 2015.