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Fast paced and made some good points. I see it was made into a movie which I have not seen. I do think it would work very well as a live play.
Spoilers, probably.I enjoyed my experience reading this, but I don't really know what it amounts to in the end. Like, stake-wise, things felt relatively low, and this was more a "day in the life" kind of play, despite the fact that "the sponsors are watching".Conflicts and problems are introduced, but don't really go anywhere. Which I kinda like, a work of fiction not following your standards of plot structure and resolution. But as a result, the play felt lacking. Like it needed a little struct...
Funny, gripping and engaging, Talk Radio manages to say so much while also having nothing ever really happen. Bogosian’s commentary on how people only want to hear what they’re thinking, and not the truth, is as relevant today as it was back then. A must read for anyone looking for a good play.
A bit dated but I still enjoyed it.
The calls themselves featured in the play were hilarious, and the character development for Barry was fantastic. Having said that, there was a pretty large supporting cast that seemed to have roughly nothing to do. They were a bit two-dimensional, with flashes of insight coming only in 4th-wall breaking monologues... that were about Barry. Also, the ending felt a bit rushed and somewhat unearned. I think this is one of those plays that I might need to see performed to get the full force of the w...
3.5
It has a much better structure than the movie because the play does not need to fill time. It just starts and does not let up untill the curtain falls.
Screw Rush Limbaugh. Listen to Barry Champlain!
Really acrid and nasty. Well constructed but I don’t think this really helped me see things about our culture that weren’t, in 2018, all too hammered into our consciousness by a reality tv president of nastiness. The demented, less soulful cousin to Frasier.
I feel like this play could get boring as our host (who needs to be electric and engaging) is constantly fighting with various guests and we get monologues about him from his co-workers. Although I was interested in what I read, Talk Radio never feels like enough.
This is the play I've chosen for the spring production -- it veers close to the edge of Howard Sterns, but although this radio host is ultimately the vitriolic ass that he proclaims to be, it becomes clear how and why he has become this way. Some good monologues throughout.
Never seems to disappoint. His style is in your face and no cares given! It’s a ride to take.
How do you do? Talk Radio by playwright and novelist from USA Eric Bogosian, takes us to an interesting trip about how entertainment segments were in United States in the 80´s (in this case, radio... was it killed by television?)In this case, wherefore people talks openly about their problems in lieu of seeking for some trustworthy persons? I know sometimes it´s difficult to do this, but I do believe most of them need attention in their lives most of the time. Only them know the real reason.Neve...
My first exposure to Talk Radio was seeing Oliver Stone’s reworking of the play, which featured the main character being assassinated in the end so kinda of odd to arrive at a much more vague open ending in the original format here.
2.5
Originally performed in the 1980s and a finalist for the Pulitzer, Talk Radio had me wondering what, if any, influence this play had over the creation of Frasier. They might be totally unrelated - sitcoms based in radio or TV stations were hardly new ground when Frasier premiered - but parts of Talk Radio reminded of that sitcom.Talk Radio focuses on a Midwestern shock jock and one night of his program. The play messes with traditional dramatic formats, which I liked, but I found the plot was t...
"In this time, our work is more relevant than ever"- a tweet I saw on small town play productions that is relevant to this book. I didn't really know anything besides Suburbia (which I didn't like) so I went into this warily. It was pretty good. I like that you kind of got to put your own spin on Barry- what are his views on everything else? Why is he like this? And so on. I think it's kind of messy for just putting a straight white guy on a pedestal for having the guts to "tell it like it is" *...
One of the best plays ever written. Eric Bogosian is a genius and the protagonist of Talk Radio may be his best character. Also, not too shabby of a film staring the author as his character, and bonus is it's directed by Oliver Stone.
A play that asks us to examine what and to whom we divulge our secrets to. This play is more resonant than ever in our media saturated age where tell-all is daily routine.
If I could modify how ratings work, I would give it a 4.5. I found this to be a very fascinating character study. Barry Champlain is one of those characters, that I feel is one of the most interesting characters I have ever read. He has a great ability to read people. To be able to tell if they are faking. He likes twisting knives. There's a great moment between one of his callers and him, that really captures a great moment, and hangs it on the wall like a picture for him to see. It's also just...
