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Last Yankee, The

Last Yankee, The

Leroy Hamilton, a descendant of one of America’s founding fathers and “The Last Yankee”, lives a modest life as a carpenter and has eschewed the pursuit of the American Dream. Read more …

This has estranged him from his wife, Patricia, who is in hospital and suffering from depression. Over the course of one day, Leroy and Patricia try to come to terms with Leroy’s choices and Patricia’s ‘illness’, and they take a tentative step towards reconciliation and a brave new future.

More information on this production is available at www.rapturetheatre.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Rapture Theatre’s touring production of Arthur Miller’s The Last Yankee has an emotional depth and psychological realism that help the production to overcome occasional false steps.

***(*)(*)Hugh Simpson, All Edinburgh Theatre, 03/10/2015

Emans' production is a fascinating glimpse into one of Miller's most intimate works in which an entire system seems to have left its casualties in need of collective medication.

****(*)Neil Cooper, Coffee-Table Notes, 05/10/2015

A theatrical revival for our times, if not our society at large, The Last Yankee is a powerful reminder of the systems that imprison us all.

****(*)Amy Taylor, The Reviews Hub, 05/10/2015

Although it‘s just over an hour long, the richness of the text makes the play appear longer than it actually is.

***(*)(*)Detelina Garbatova, TVBomb, 04/10/2015

Over-literal take on Arthur Miller feels incomplete despite superb individual performances.

**(*)(*)(*)Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 05/10/2015

Subtle, well-paced, and engaging, The Last Yankee a nicely-crafted piece of theatre.

****(*)Jordan Shaw, The List, 06/10/2015

Michael Emans’s well-cast company – David Tarkenter and Pauline Turner as the Hamiltons, Stewart Porter and Jane McCarry as the Fricks – whip up a tremendous storm of political, social and marital tension between them.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 18/10/2015

This thought provoking piece of theatre.

****(*)Irene Brown, Edinburgh Guide, 24/10/2015

Where and when?

On Tour, from Thursday October 1, 2015, until Saturday November 7, 2015.

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