Sunday night, after a very mellow weekend, I headed out with a friend to see Loot, one of the Arden Theatre Company’s current offerings. I was mildly entertained by the play, although it had moments where it felt more like a high school production than a professional show. Set in 1960’s Ireland, the play opens on a sitting room that has been serving as a sick room for some time. The patient in question has recently died and the nurse and new widower are preparing for the funeral. It runs just over two hours and is being performed in their smaller, upstairs performance space.

J. Cooper Robb of the Philadelphia Weekly had this to say:

Loot is vintage farce, but in the Arden’s production neither Wager nor his cast seems to trust the material. Instead of playing the roles straight and allowing the humor to arise from Orton’s bizarre premise, they portray the characters as if they’re the most eccentric group ever assembled. The result is a deadly unfunny comedy and a satire with no bite.

To read the rest of his review, go here.

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