4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
TWO BY JIM CARTWRIGHT, Jun 7 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cartwright Plays: 1: Road, Bed, Two, and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Paperback)
TWO IS AN EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN PLAY, AND THE IDEA OF HAVING TWO ACTORS PLAYING ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, IS A VERY GRAND IDEA IF THE ACTORS ARE EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I PERSONNALLY BELIEVE THAT IF THE CHARACTERS ARE PLAYED BY DIFFERENT ACTORS, YOU CAN HAVE ALOT MORE COSTUME ETC. FOR THEM TO WEAR. THE BUILT UP BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND LANDLADY'S FINAL SCENE IS EXCELLENT, BAECAUSE BEFORE THEY HAVE THEIR EMOTIONAL OUTBURST, THEY KEEP HAVING LITTLE DIGS AT EACH OTHER, UNTIL FINALLY THEY EXPLODE AND CAN'T TAKE NOT TALKING ABOUT THEIR SHARED LOSS. "TWO" IS AN EXCELLENT PLAY AND SHOULD BE READ BY ALL.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read this stuff, Aug 24 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cartwright Plays: 1: Road, Bed, Two, and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Paperback)
this book shows outstanding talent. Of a style i have not experienced with any other playwright, i have seen two of these shows performed and both of them were thougroly enjoyable. Cartwrights hard hitting style really gets you going if you are easily upset then you may be offended or indeed upset by the content. The dialoque in the playes is a mixture of surrealism and hard hitting realisting arguments. Many isues are dealt with such as mental illness suicide extream politics abuse and others. some of them are dealt with in a very subtle way that if you catch them they really make you think. I would like to hear from you if you are a cartwright fan. I await your email.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best is "road", Feb 29 2000
By Laura Pawlowska - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cartwright Plays: 1: Road, Bed, Two, and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Paperback)
I was fortunate to star in a production of "Road" It is a truly magnificient piece of work, and must be read by all. Do not be discouraged by the language and strong tone it really adds to the realism of the entire piece