Garrick; Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; Bush, LondonJohn Malkovich cannot save David Mamet's lame post-Weinstein satire. Thank heavens for Giffords' groovy circus spectacular Any sex play by David Mamet comes with "controversial" padlocked to it: the teasing ambivalence of Oleanna in 1992 ensured that. But his post-Weinstein drama is not provocative: it's just a feeble fizzle. Bitter Wheat fails on every front. It is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM on June 23, 2019