Reviews for Nocturne

The average rating for Nocturne based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-07-13 00:00:00 Matthew MASON The best play I have read in a long time. Simply superb, it hooks you from the first page. The writing is spare and gorgeous, and makes the subject matter, though ghastly, easy to ruminate on. I'm very interested to know how this was staged, as I would think putting on a play of this nature (basically one long monologue) would be difficult.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-06-14 00:00:00 Berry Curry It's a little difficult to picture how this play would have worked on stage, as it is largely (except for some of the final act), a monologue. However, I'm not here to review a play I've never seen; this is about a book, one that stirred me and hit on several deeply emotional levels. I don't know anything about the author but I suspect that like his main character he has at some point suffered extreme and tragic loss. I also think that his familial bonds (and perhaps some lack thereof) played a profound role in his life. Otherwise I just don't understand how he could have captured and conveyed the emotional realities of these aspects of life. At once I felt the anguish of the son and my own emotions. Couldn't be better.