Theatre Royal Glasgow – until 13 April 2019
Reviewed by Linda McLaughlan
5*****
As adults we are all aware of the role of the salesman, often from our childhoods, as the person who would come to your home and try to persuade our parents to buy the latest gadgets, bedding and even windows. Often known for their hard-sell and techniques to clinch the deal and secure their own percentage or cut.
The performance is based on the American Housing Market.
Tonights performance begins as we meet each of the cast in pairs in a local restaurant. A cast of only seven people this show is kept personal and from the offset straight to the point. This show is not for the easily offended as from the very start there is swearing and shouting. The main two characters played by Mark Benton (Shelly Levene) and Nigel Harman (Ricky Roma). Shelly is the salesman who is begging for a decent lead on the latest sales pitch to potential clients as he is a bit down on his luck and worried about his job and desperate to get on the Leaders board. Whilst Ricky Roma is the top salesman and raking in the big clients in the housing market and aiming for the big bucks. Whilst there are other salesman who are trying to convince each other to rob the office and sell on the Leads to another Broker.
Without spoiling the plot there is a twist in the outcome. Definitely a show to go and see as their are lots of laughs and one liners that had the audience in stitches