The last taboo.(Theatre)(The Goat at the Apollo)(AmaZonia at the Bridewell)(The Quare Fellow at the Tricycle)(Theater Review)

Publication: Spectator

Publication Date: 24-APR-04

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The Goat Apollo

AmaZonia Bridewell

The Quare Fellow Tricycle

Edward Albee's new play has a good, strong, taboo-busting storyline. Architect, goat, love affair. Architect discovered. Family appalled. Indignant son seeks reconciliation. Outraged wife enacts revenge. For the audience, everything depends on the animal. Is the love affair genuine? Is it credible? Do you get the goat? And although Albee pours his considerable dramatic resources into convincing us that a rich, urban professional would suddenly become erotically attracted to and psychologically involved with a farmyard animal, 1 didn't buy it. Not for one second.

Having lumbered himself with a thigh-slapping storyline, Albee sets about lashing it into laughter. 'Come on, Dad, you're screwing a goat,'...

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