Episode 016: Oleanna by David Mamet

Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Lucy Bailey

Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing.

David Mamet's play Oleanna about the abuse of patriarchal power caused intense controversy and divided audiences when it was first produced in 1992. It is being revived this year at the Theatre Royal Bath. How will we see the sensitive issues it raises differently nearly 30 years on in the light of the #MeToo movement? The acclaimed director of this new production, Lucy Bailey, joins me to explore this explosive work.