Marie Antoinette & 3C: Two Plays
22 Mar 2018Size: 215mm x 135mm£22.99
Marie Antoinette & 3C: Two Plays
Paperback £22.99
Two plays from the 'virtuosic' US playwright David Adjmi (New York Times).
Marie Antoinette:
The eyes of the court are on Marie Antoinette. Times change, and even the most fashionable queens go out of style.
Drawing comparison between the gluttonous excess of Marie’s era and the decadent materialism of the present day, Marie Antoinette holds up a mirror to our contemporary society, which just might be entertaining itself to death.
Marie Antoinette had its world premiere at A.R.T./Harvard and Yale Repertory Theatre in 2012, and its New York premiere at Soho Rep in 2013.
3C:
The war in Vietnam is over and Brad, an ex-serviceman, lands in L.A. to start a new life. When he winds up trashed in Connie and Linda’s kitchen after a wild night of partying, the three strike a deal over an arrangement that has hilarious and devastating consequences for everyone.
Inspired by 1970s sitcoms and 1950s existentialist comedy, 3C is a terrifying yet amusing look at a culture that likes to amuse itself—even as it teeters on the brink of ruin.
3C had its world premiere at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in 2012.
'David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette is audacious and stunning. The work skewers the oblivious royals and one-percenters, understands their bred-to-be-bad behavior, and strips away the illusion of not only the monarchy but of democracy, too—a hat trick that Adjmi performs with the delicate balance of comedy, tragedy, and wild imaginings.'
Variety'Bitterly funny and inventive, 3C appropriates the sitcom structure of iconic Three’s Company and pumps it full of sexual panic and existential horror. Adjmi’s quick-cutting script is intensely funny and unnerving in equal measure.'
Time Out New York22 Mar 2018Size: 215mm x 135mm£22.99
