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Beautiful Child - Acting Edition
Book by Nicky Silver
- GenresPlays
72 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
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September 12, 2024
Well-written, surprising, effective. Funny where it means to be, shocking where it should be, and deeply sad where it needs to be. Silver is walking a tightrope with this story, but he’s a pro at it and he makes it to the end. But what theater company could possibly produce it given the subject matter? I can’t imagine any way to market it to an audience that would not have them instinctively recoil from it.
August 10, 2016
Well, Beautiful child made me think, so that's nice, but I am starting to notice a literary tend of gay teachers who sleep with students and I really hate that association. I think the character is gay in this play to make a point like Albee's The Goat or Who is Sylvia, but really, I saw nothing added to the play by making the son gay.
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