Arcola, LondonThe crew of the lakeboat T Harrison "say fuck in direct proportion to how bored they are", one of them tells the ship's cook, Dale. Conclusion: shipping on the Great Lakes is very boring indeed. David Mamet's early short play derives from his own student-era job as chef on a cargo ship. It shows his mouthy-machismo style fully formed, but it is an exercise rather than a play, a handful of character sket…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:05PM on April 21, 2011