Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross, by American playwright David Mamet (1947-*). The play won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to bribery, threats, intimidation and burglary—to sell undesirable real estate to unwitting prospective buyers. The play draws partly on Mamet's experiences in a Chicago real estate office, where he worked briefly in the late 1960s. The title of the play comes from the names of two of the real estate developments, Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms, being peddled by the salesmen characters.
The world premiere was at the National Theatre in London on September 21, 1983.
Performance history in South Africa
Produced in South Africa by the Baxter Theatre in 1985, directed by Ken Leach, starring Victor Melleney, David Alcock, Ronald France, Gordon van Rooyen, Michael McGovern, Richard Farmer and John Dennison.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross
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