Mark Hollmann

This is the sort of play you should probably see before reading it, because it can be difficult to get the full impact just from reading. But even reading it, the sheer genius shines through the pages. In a future world, where water is scarce, everyone is expected to pay for urinating, and failure to follow the rules takes you to Urinetown, a real or legendary place of unknown terrors. A citizen's uprising brings relief to the populace, but has unintended consequences. Joining absurdism with political theatre with music, this work can take its rightful place alongside the great masterpieces of the past.… (mer)