Written by Beau Willmon
Directed by Doug Hughes
Synopsis:
Stephen is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, however, Stephen's meteoric rise falls prey to the backroom politics of more seasoned operatives, and his one night stand with a teenage staffer proves to be more complicated than casual. Farragut North is a classic tale of hubris set against a contemporary landscape - about the lust for power and the costs one will endure to achieve it.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Yet as you watch it, the play seems to fade from high-digital, contemporary color into the blacks and whites of films of more than half a century ago. Its subject and its language may be as current as that of this morning’s blogs. But its form and sensibility would not have been out of place in the age of Eisenhower. "
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NEW YORK POST:
"Beau Willimon's taut political comedy/drama - which George Clooney has already snagged for the big screen - pales in comparison to the fascinating real-life drama that just ended. But it's an engrossing effort that benefits from an insider's perspective: Willimon worked for Hillary Clinton's and Howard Dean's campaigns. "
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"Beau Willimon's juicy and timely drama is a potent reminder that, like Hollywood, politics is a high-stakes game where one wrong liaison can finish you off. It's a place where friendships and loyalties are only as deep as the next cocktail or quick jump in the sack. "
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THEATERMANIA:
"But the drama is so well-conceived and persuasively written that nothing will stop the cynicism seeping over the edge of the stage like spilled acid from jarring audiences into shock and awe. And director Doug Hughes has taken expert care to bring out the scary implication of every one of Willimon's characters' nuances, nasty plot turns, and lines of barbed-wire dialogue. "
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VARIETY:
"Even for those of us who overdosed in recent weeks on a compulsive diet of MSNBC and CNN, and who may now be cautiously ready to renew our faith in the system, "Farragut North" is juicy entertainment. "
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NEWSDAY:
"As Beau Willimon's plot-heavy piece continues, however, the up-to-the-minute thrills feel like yesterday's news - or like a misplaced movie script. "
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BACKSTAGE:
"Yet, though it's filled with colorful characters who delight in deceit, the plot is too tired and familiar to impart much meaning to one of democracy's most volatile and exciting events. "
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