DOI: 10.5040/9780571293902.00000006
Acts: 2.
Roles:
Male (4)
, Female (3)
, Neutral (0)
Butley
'What is so wondrous about a play so basically defeatist and hurtful is its ability to be funny. The stark, unsentimental approach to the homosexual relationship, the cynical send-up of academic life, the skeptical view of the teacher-pupil associations are all stunningly illuminated by continuous explosions of sardonic, needling, feline, vituperative and civilised lines.' Evening Standard