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Curse of the Starving Class " review by Helen Meany

Abbey, DublinA dream of escape is all that sustains the characters in Sam Shepard's bleak play from the 1970s, in which home and family are words that leave a sour taste for the Tate family.His marriage irretrievably broken, Weston, an alcoholic former war pilot, wants to start a new life in Mexico. His wife, Ella, fantasises about a move to Europe and the finer things in life. Each of them is trying to sell their ra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PM on August 31, 2011

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