A Number

Dec 07, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Variety.com

Legit Reviews: A more exhilarating shot of dramatic distillate would be hard to find than Caryl Churchill’s "A Number," a work even more pared down but arguably more packed with provocative, unsettling ideas than the redoubtable dramatist’s previous play, "Far Away." While it concocts a dark scenario of genetic experimentation, "A Number" is no near-future nightmare. Instead, it raises thorny questions of a more personal nature -- about identity, how personalities are formed, parenting and sibling rivalry, the desire to correct mistakes only to repeat and exacerbate them -- all of which reverberate long after the two actors have taken their bows.

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