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Nicky Silver
Fat Men In Skirts
by Nicky Silver
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its unique blend of dark humor and satire, while finding it a challenging experience. Many enjoyed the outrageousness and comedic elements, although some felt it didn't quite reach the depth of similar works by Christopher Durang. Overall, the play invites both laughter and discomfort, with its unconventional style eliciting strong reactions.
Dark and off-beat humorFantastic comedic monologuesUnique and outrageous themesChallenging and unsettling experience
Synopsis
THE STORY: After their plane crashes, Phyllis, and her son, Bishop, are stranded on a desert island for five years.
During their stay, Bishop is transformed from a stuttering, Katherine Hepburn-obsessed little boy, in to a feral savage who eventual
Press Reviews
"…very, very funny…a deep and anguished vision. Silver never met a pain he couldn't laugh at.“ —Washington Post. ”…Mr. Silver shows us how thin the line is between normality and freakishness. It's a lesson worth heading, imparted with genuine hilarity.“ —Washington Times. ”If FAT MEN IN SKIRTS weren't so funny, it could never reduce you to tears."
— National Public Radio
Publication
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1994
BindingPaperback
Pages72
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822213994
ISBN-100822213990
LCCN95140977
LCCPS3569.I4712 F38 1994
DCC812/.54
Fat Men In Skirts is a American comedy play written by Nicky Silver and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1994).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1994 · 72 pp
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