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Raised in Captivity.

by Nicky Silver (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 6 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0822214786
ISBN-10: 0822214784
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 72 pages
  • Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (January 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0822214784
  • ISBN-13: 978-0822214786
  • Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 5.2 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsSilver's best yet!
By A Customer on June 17, 1999
Format: Paperback
Nicky Silver again makes us laugh at the horrors of everyday life and cry at laughter with RAISED IN CAPTIVITY. As with PTERODACTYLS and FAT MEN IN SKIRTS, Silver puts the fun back into dysfunctional families. RAISED IN CAPTIVITY revolves around SEBASTION BLISS, an emotional celibate who can't get over the death of a lover; a convict with whom SEBASTIAN correponds; BERNADETTE, his sister who is afraid of change; her huband, KIP, who has an obsession with teeth; and SEBASTIAN'S psychologist, HILLARY, who can't deal with her own problems. The first act is set up in a collage of short scenes; and the second is very farcical. A bit tamer than his earlier work but just as good! Psychologically stimulating. Excellent writing. Very funny, and extremely moving.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDysfunctional families at their most entertaining
By Jeronimo on April 13, 2004
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Probably one of Silver's most endearing and quirkiest plays. Sebastion Bliss is a young man who has been an emotional celibate ever since his lover died eleven years ago. Following the funeral of his mother, Sebastian finds himself thrust into situations with other humans against his will. His twin sister Bernadette is completely unstable, her husband Kip is a dentist who hates teeth, his psychiatrist Hillary is a self-mutilating basket case, and his only friend is Dylan, a convicted murderer whom he writes letters to and has never seen.
Over the course of the play, characters realize how much or little they need one another, and that there are many different types of love. The play moves from dark comedy to drama and back again with lightning quickness. The final moment between Bernadette and Sebastian is really beautiful and sweet, if unconventional. Unconventional is probably the best way to describe this play. But it's unconventional in the best way possible.
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4.0 out of 5 starsDriving Without Headlights
By David Schweizer VINE VOICE on June 23, 2007
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I love this quirky piece of writing, which may not add up to much of a play, but contains some dazzling scenes, including that of an insane psychologist who has become emotionally dependent on her client ("Are you seeing someone else?"), and a wild, really scary, gay trick who becomes a sinister knife- wielding thief. This is the sort of satirical farce one associates more with the British, who seem more able than Americans to take their laughter with shards of glass blown at them. Neil Simon-like humor is so comforting in comparison. Silver will, as a result, remain somewhat off track for theater goers, but this is the sort of humor that now dominates HBO on shows like "Six Feet Under." Highly recommended.
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