Mauritius
by Theresa Rebeck

Name: Mauritius
Brand: Theresa Rebeck
SKU: 9780573660191
Rating: 3.73 (343 reviews)

Broadway

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think.

After their mother’s death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors.

One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons.

In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when three seedy, high-stakes collectors enter the sisters’ world, willing to do anything to claim the rare find as their own.

Press Reviews

"A thriller about a stamp collection – and that's no contradiction – Mauritius is a suspenseful new comedy-drama driven hard and fast by terrific performances."
— Newark Star-Ledger

"A sinister, crackling lark of the slapstick screwball comedy type, about two lame-brain half-sisters who share a dark, unspoken past that each deals with differently: One's repressed, the other's a crackpot."
— The Hollywood Reporter

"Funny, sharp and beguiling... The play is filled with stunning scenes of high humor and drama."
— Variety

"One wouldn't think that the subject of rare stamps would make for gripping, entertaining theater, but Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius... proves otherwise... The sort of well-made, engrossing and unpretentious play rarely encountered on Broadway these days, Mauritius is a welcome introduction to the fall season."
— The Hollywood Reporter