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Bitter Wheat review " Malkovich and Mamet's monstrous misfire by Michael Billington

Garrick theatre, LondonJohn Malkovich works overtime to squeeze depth into David Mamet's predatory Hollywood tycoon Barney Fein David Mamet's new play, we are assured, is fiction and any resemblance to living persons is "entirely coincidental". Given that the protagonist is an overweight movie tycoon ruined by accusations of sexual misconduct, coincidence clearly has a long arm. Leaving aside its origins, what is dis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM on June 19, 2019

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