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The Return of the Prodigal
producer: Mint Theater
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The Mint, a small theatre midtown devoted to the forgotten plays of about a century ago, turns to Edwardian dramatist St. John Hankin.
Closing Performance at The Mint: July 15, 2007
From the theatre:
THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL is a “blistering expose of middle-class life, laced with acid humor.” The prodigal of the title is Eustace Jackson, the son of a wealthy manufacturer. Five years earlier Eustace was packed off to Australia to make his fortune, but he only succeeds at failing in everything he attempts. Desperate and destitute, he returns home uninvited to the bosom of his family who had so fondly hoped they were rid of him for good. The resulting collision is “both hilarious and uncomfortable,” culminating in “a final act of anguish and confrontation which is genuinely gripping.”
In 2001 the Shaw Festival in Canada produced THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL and it became the surprise hit of the season and was revived the following year.
The Mint has been reviving chestnuts like these in rewarding productions for about the last decade or so. The players are skilled, the house exceedingly intimate, and the location very convenient to the theatre district.
This might be a good choice for a second, slightly higher-minded show, if you've already booked one of the glitzy musicals down the street.
Through 7/15.
More here.
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