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Dec 03, Petty Lisbon rated it liked it. I didn't really know anything besides Suburbia which I didn't like so I went into this warily. It was pretty good.
Gnit Is the quest for the Self for overall nobodies? This play is more resonant than ever in our media saturated age where tell-all is daily routine. It's also just If I could modify how ratings work, I would give it a 4. Aug 22, Cary S rated it liked it Shelves: Refresh and try again. Ornela Islami rated it it was amazing Jun 02, Your browser has JavaScript disabled.
I like that you kind of got to put your own spin on Barry- what are his views on everything else? Why is he like this? I needed to reread the last page to fully make sense of what happened. Aug 22, Cary S rated it liked it Shelves: The calls themselves featured in the play were hilarious, and the character development for Barry was fantastic. Having said that, there was a pretty large supporting cast that seemed to have roughly nothing to do.
They were a bit two-dimensional, with flashes of insight coming only in 4th-wall breaking monologues Also, the ending felt a bit rushed and somewhat unearned. I think this is one of those plays that I might need to see performed to get the full force of the w The calls themselves featured in the play were hilarious, and the character development for Barry was fantastic.
I think this is one of those plays that I might need to see performed to get the full force of the work. Dec 26, Gabrielle rated it liked it. This is the play I've chosen for the spring production -- it veers close to the edge of Howard Sterns, but although this radio host is ultimately the vitriolic ass that he proclaims to be, it becomes clear how and why he has become this way. Some good monologues throughout.
Aug 21, Earl Jones rated it it was amazing. One of the best plays ever written. Eric Bogosian is a genius and the protagonist of Talk Radio may be his best character. Also, not too shabby of a film staring the author as his character, and bonus is it's directed by Oliver Stone. Jan 14, Bjlevek rated it really liked it. Listen to Barry Champlain! Mar 19, Christina Packard rated it really liked it Shelves: Fast paced and made some good points.
I see it was made into a movie which I have not seen. I do think it would work very well as a live play. Sep 17, Heather Colacurcio rated it really liked it Shelves: A play that asks us to examine what and to whom we divulge our secrets to. This play is more resonant than ever in our media saturated age where tell-all is daily routine. Oct 09, Jennifer rated it liked it.
Not as dated as I expected it to be, which since plays seem to date themselves faster than novels was surprising. Joel Mongeon rated it really liked it Dec 28, Kathleen Grossman rated it liked it Jun 13, Laurie Wessely rated it it was amazing Sep 12, Victor rated it really liked it Dec 22, Josh rated it it was amazing Mar 10, Bill Kershner rated it really liked it Apr 27, Ornela Islami rated it it was amazing Jun 02, Thom Dunn rated it it was amazing Jan 17, Richard rated it liked it Mar 11, Mark rated it liked it Dec 23, Patrick Jacobi rated it liked it Jan 15, Jodi Gallagher rated it it was amazing Jun 28, Sara rated it it was amazing Nov 25, Ann rated it it was amazing Sep 05, Neurobooko rated it liked it Jun 25, To be able to tell if they are faking.
He likes twisting knives. There's a great moment between one of his callers and him, that really captures a great moment, and hangs it on the wall like a picture for him to see. It's also just If I could modify how ratings work, I would give it a 4. It's also just really interesting to listen to these snippets of conversation between him and his callers. If you want to pick up a book that is a great character study, for whatever reason, I would highly recommend this play.
Dec 03, Petty Lisbon rated it liked it.
I didn't really know anything besides Suburbia which I didn't like so I went into this warily. It was pretty good. I like that you kind of got to put your own spin on Barry- what are his views on everything else? Why is he like this? I needed to reread the last page to fully make sense of what happened. Aug 22, Cary S rated it liked it Shelves: The calls themselves featured in the play were hilarious, and the character development for Barry was fantastic.
Having said that, there was a pretty large supporting cast that seemed to have roughly nothing to do. They were a bit two-dimensional, with flashes of insight coming only in 4th-wall breaking monologues Also, the ending felt a bit rushed and somewhat unearned.
I think this is one of those plays that I might need to see performed to get the full force of the w The calls themselves featured in the play were hilarious, and the character development for Barry was fantastic. I think this is one of those plays that I might need to see performed to get the full force of the work. Dec 26, Gabrielle rated it liked it. This is the play I've chosen for the spring production -- it veers close to the edge of Howard Sterns, but although this radio host is ultimately the vitriolic ass that he proclaims to be, it becomes clear how and why he has become this way.
Some good monologues throughout.
Aug 21, Earl Jones rated it it was amazing. One of the best plays ever written. Eric Bogosian is a genius and the protagonist of Talk Radio may be his best character. Also, not too shabby of a film staring the author as his character, and bonus is it's directed by Oliver Stone. Jan 14, Bjlevek rated it really liked it. Listen to Barry Champlain! Mar 19, Christina Packard rated it really liked it Shelves: Fast paced and made some good points. I see it was made into a movie which I have not seen. I do think it would work very well as a live play. Sep 17, Heather Colacurcio rated it really liked it Shelves: A play that asks us to examine what and to whom we divulge our secrets to.
This play is more resonant than ever in our media saturated age where tell-all is daily routine. Oct 09, Jennifer rated it liked it. Not as dated as I expected it to be, which since plays seem to date themselves faster than novels was surprising. Joel Mongeon rated it really liked it Dec 28, Kathleen Grossman rated it liked it Jun 13, Laurie Wessely rated it it was amazing Sep 12, Victor rated it really liked it Dec 22, Josh rated it it was amazing Mar 10, Bill Kershner rated it really liked it Apr 27, Ornela Islami rated it it was amazing Jun 02, Thom Dunn rated it it was amazing Jan 17, Richard rated it liked it Mar 11,
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