Sondheim stares down the barrel of the American Dream
A clever, stylish and hugely entertaining spectacle that hits the target with deadly accuracy
Assassins
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman
Gate Theatre, Dublin
Rating: ****
Runs until June 9
‘What a wonder is a gun,” sings the oily social climber Charles Guiteau (Mark O’Regan), one of nine would-be murderers in Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s brilliantly cynical musical Assassins. “What a versatile invention. When you’ve got a gun . . .” He points his weapon at the audience, pauses while we all ...
