Bitter Wheat review – Garrick Theatre One can only imagine how many lawyers were employed to go through David Mamet’s script for Bitter Wheat. Bitter Wheat is a comedy about movie mogul Barney Fein, … “Bitter Wheat” is as flaccid as a deflated balloon: a half-assed amalgamation of an attempted sexual assault, regurgitated from reports and rumors, served up as a … By staging a thinly veiled version of Harvey Weinstein – played by John Malkovich in a fat suit – David Mamet aims for controversy in Bitter Wheat. Please note: The term Garrick Theatre and/or Bitter Wheat as well as all associated graphics, logos, and/or other trademarks, tradenames or copyrights are the property of the Garrick Theatre and/or Bitter Wheat and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only. John Malkovich as depraved Hollywood mogul Barney Fein in David Mamet's 'Bitter Wheat' (Manuel Harlan) It was a mouth-watering prospect. Mamet wants you to have a laugh about one of the most infamous workplace monsters of our time. Bitter Wheat, Garrick Theatre review ★ ★★★★ 07 Jun 19 – 21 Sep 19 , 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM The mighty David Mamet weighs in on the #MeToo movement with a misjudged monster of a play starring John Malkovich as a misogynist, racist movie mogul Bitter Wheat review – Malkovich and Mamet's monstrous misfire Garrick theatre, London John Malkovich works overtime to squeeze depth into … The American playwright’s much anticipated new work, coming in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement, casts John Malkovich as a monstrous Hollywood movie mogul named Barney Fein. The truth is that Bitter Wheat is a bitter disappointment – it doesn’t add enough to the subject and, while it courts controversy, there’s not enough to … Theater Review ‘Bitter Wheat’ Misfires, in Monstrous Fashion Despite the formidable presence of John Malkovich, David Mamet’s new play is as reprehensible as … From the moment David Mamet's Bitter Wheat, a thinly-disguised portrayal of a Harvey Weinstein-like film producer's fall from grace was first announced as heading to the London stage earlier this year, it aroused controversy and hostility in equal measure. A play about the Harvey Weinstein scandal written by a …
When David Mamet's new play was announced back in January, it was met with more than a raised eyebrow.