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.
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.
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.
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.
Although it‘s just over an hour long, the richness of the text makes the play appear longer than it actually is.
Over-literal take on Arthur Miller feels incomplete despite superb individual performances.
Subtle, well-paced, and engaging, The Last Yankee a nicely-crafted piece of theatre.
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.
This thought provoking piece of theatre.
On Tour, from Thursday October 1, 2015, until Saturday November 7, 2015.
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