Sadly, even though the story is set 30 to 40 years in the future (ie, now), and even though little seems to have changed since Feiffer penned it, his comedy is a toothless satire.
Feiffer has a good ear for political euphemism, using phrases like ‘counter-achieved’ to describe a catastrophe.
The play needs to be much snappier.
The actors are left groping around for their characters’ non-existent hearts and minds, rather than just focusing on their wise-cracking.
Samantha Coughlan has fun as a ball-busting, Hillary Clinton-esque First Lady.
But Bruce Alexander needed to be much more panic-stricken as President to persuade me something serious is at stake.
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