American Buffalo

American Bufdalo, a play by Chicago-born writer, actor, director David Mamet, for which he won the New York Drama Critics Award. The play shows a day in the lives of three small-time crooks. In the Chicago junk shop owned by one of them, they plan a robbery but only succeed in deceiving each other and quarrelling. First performed in 1975, revived in 1983 with Al Pacino playing the role of Teach. It is critically acknowledged as a classic of the modern American theatre.

Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Peter Goldsmid, performed in the Baxter Theatre Studio 8-31 March 1988. Ian Roberts played Donny, Sean Taylor Teach and Bobby was played by Nicky Rebelo. Decor was by Brian Collins, lighting by Nigel Sweet.

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