Assassins
2 Jan 1992Size: 214mm x 137mm£19.99
Assassins
Paperback £19.99
A dark and funny look at the end of the American dream - Stephen Sondheim lifts musical theatre to new heights of brilliance.
Dallas, November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald, panicking and alone, lifts a gun to his own head and prepares to die. Everyone who has tried to kill the President of the United States appears to help him change his mind. They may well succeed - these are men and women who will do anything to get famous.
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It first opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in December 1990.
Assassins opened in London at the Donmar Warehouse in October 1992, in a production directed by Sam Mendes.
A 2004 Broadway production of the musical won five Tony Awards.
'Brutally clever and inventive... a deeply unsettling yet seductive show'
Guardian'Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of Assassins'
New York Times'A time-warping satire that is every bit as relevant today, in 2023, as it was when the play was originally staged... full of acerbic humour, rage, compassion and the stuff of bated breaths... a brilliantly provocative piece to chew on'
Telegraph'Dark, demented humour, as horrifying as it is hilarious'
Associated Press'Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality'
Theaterweek'Killer... darkly entertaining and deeply scary... stunning musical theatre... it will blow you away'
The Stage'A dark, dazzling and dangerously current exploration of politics, the media and humanity... a hit'
WhatsOnStage'Strange, upsetting and darkly funny'
Broadway World'A real wow of a show... stylish, classy and bitingly funny... fantastic!'
British Theatre Guide'Brilliant and idiosyncratic'
LondonTheatre12 Jan 1992Size: 214mm x 137mm£19.99
