Theatre Review – God of Carnage (MTC) - 4 Stars
It’s hard to imagine four more different, yet strikingly similar, characters on stage than what you see in Yasmina Reza’s play, ‘God of Carnage’ about two couples meeting to discuss a violent altercation between their eleven year old sons. The cast of four is fantastic: Hugo Weaving as the smarmy, workaholic lawyer, Natasha Herbert as his nauseous wife; Pamela Rabe as the holier-than-thou political history writer; and Geoff Morrell as her husband who’s frankly sick of her s..t! It’s hilariously funny as the adult behaviour deteriorates and we wonder whether there’s any difference between kids and their parents.
