The Unexpected Man

This is the first work by Yasmina Reza that I have come across. I know she is a controversial playwright. She isn’t controversial in the way Sarah Kane was controversial, people don’t walk out of the theatre frustrated and angry and dismissive while others proclaim her a major talent. Reza is contro......more

Oh, my! What a splendid piece of literature! And that ending! I've been in love with Yazmina since I've watched "Carnage", by Roman Polanski. "Art" was just ok, I guess, but this one, this one, Yazmina...! You got me again. I'm yours!......more

I'm a little in love with this piece. A peek into the minds of two fantastic characters with so much to say (who prefer to leave everything unsaid), and an ending that left me grinning with satisfaction.......more

For those who haven't guessed it yet, I'm reading a collection of plays by Yasmina Reza and logging each of these plays separately is my attempt at maybe, probably, just maybe, hitting the 15 book mark I set out for this year. Why is this so important? I don't know. I get a feeling that Reza's chara......more

I always seem to wind up admiring Reza's plats rather than really enjoying them .. and so it is with this. Partially this is due to the structure (alternating monologues, until the final moments, in which there is interaction between the two characters). But some of the speeches here seem more porte......more