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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good fast moving dialogue with intriguing characters,,
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This review is from: The Cocktail Hour. (Paperback)
According to the John Gassner Best Plays Series, this A.R. Gurney play is included in the Best American Plays Ninth Series 1983-1992. It is excellent! This is NOT to be confused with T.S. Eliot's The Cocktail Party.
The setting takes place in the mid 70s in upstate NY, a well-to-do home of an older couple, Bradley and Ann. Their son John makes a visit home during the "sacred" Cocktail Hour and seeks his parents permission to proceed with the play he wrote about the family. In it, he will make some revelation about the family that includes something very personal he intends to clarify. Bradley, the father, is adamant that he doesn't want this play published. Ann, the mother, believes that maybe the family information would be better suited for a book, because it is less personal than a play. And his sister Nina, is upset because enough is not written about her. This is a brilliant exchange of dialogue and interaction with characters, and with this, you gain a complete sense of this intriguing family and their share of domestic distress. ....Rizzo |
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Cocktail Hour by A. R. Gurney (Audio Cassette - July 1994)
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