Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: On first hearing about it, you might think "The Monster in the Hall" is one of those plays you don't want to see. Set in the present in a small Scottish town on the North Sea, it's about Duck, a 16-year-old girl who takes care of her self-medicating, depressed widower father, Duke, who is going blind and losing his battle with multiple sclerosis. When a teacher arranges a home visit from the department of child services, Duck fears she will be placed in foster home.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Review: 'Monster' is a creative look at a modern family
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: On first hearing about it, you might think "The Monster in the Hall" is one of those plays you don't want to see. Set in the present in a small Scottish town on the North Sea, it's about Duck, a 16-year-old girl who takes care of her self-medicating, depressed widower father, Duke, who is going blind and losing his battle with multiple sclerosis. When a teacher arranges a home visit from the department of child services, Duck fears she will be placed in foster home.
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After reading the first paragraph or so of these review, I was a bit put-off. (And this is coming from someone who's favorite type of theatre is where families argue on stage for 2 and half hours.) However, after reading the entire article, I can say that I am genuinely interested in this production. (How can anyone not want to see a show where a main character is named Duck?)
It sounds like this play was written relatively recently. I'm always pleased at the prospect of new shows being successful. I'm also intrigued that Monster was "originally written to be performed for high-school students." That's not a phrase you often hear in conjunction with a good review about a play of a darker subject matter.
Needless to say, I will definitely see this.
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