Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Starring Michael C. Hall
Written by Will Eno
Directed by Oliver Butler
Signature Theatre
November 24, 2018
Production website
💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

Watching Thom Paine (based on nothing), with Michael C. Hall is a 70 minute romp round the existential racetrack that feels very much like Beckett brought back to life.  In fact, as I was sitting there, I began to see this play and imagining what it would be like to have seen Waiting for Godot– now told in the 21st century and now played out after the death of Estragon.  What would Godot be like after the death of one member of its infamous couple?  How would Vladimire hold forth on a world when there was no one to verbally spar with him?  Can you imagine the pain of all those jokes and pondering landing on ears that were no longer there to answer.  Existential on steroids for sure . . . Continue reading Thom Pain (based on nothing) →