RHEA LEMAN

Playwright and Director

GORILLA

2015

Svalegangen, Århus

Written by: Rhea Leman
Directed by: Anne Zacho Søgaard
Re-premiered: January 2015, Svalegangen, Århus Denmark,
Denmark tour: February- April 2015

“ … one of the most welcomed and moving performances of this season.”

“The inner gorilla comes to life faster than you can imagine in Rhea Leman’s excellent play about the financial crisis and five men’s fear of getting fired.”
Anne Middelboe Christensen, Information October 2012

“Rhea Leman has written a beautiful text. It waves a flag of parody, fiercely ridiculing our private emotions that are generated under the falsity of corporate empathy.”
***** Kirsten Dahl, Århus Times, Januar 2015

“Successful Danish office comedy about the jungle in a large, engineering company that’s threatened financially. A witty and realistic comedy ” .
Henrik Lyding, Jyllands Posten

“… good theater that’s performed so well that it gives you both something to laugh at and something to think about – maybe while you’re looking in the mirror.”
Vagn Buch, Herning Times, October 2012

“Even though the performance never resorts to the feel-good-trap, it’s very entertaining. So go and see it before your HR boss does.”
Dorthe Kolding, Herning Weekly October 2012

“Gorilla held my interest from start to finish in it’s exploration of the inherent conflicts when vulnerable humans attempt to be inhuman corporate drones.”
Adrienne Urbanski, Theater is Easy, May 2013

“This is a satisfying piece of theater, with a story that gets you somewhere – even if, as the lights fade to black, you’re not exactly sure where you’ve ended up.”
R.L. Brody NYC Theater Review, May 2013