Death of a Salesman

"Arthur Miller�s unflinching examination of the American Dream.

At sixty-one years old, Willy Loman has been a travelling salesman for thirty-four years. Now, he�s been taken off salary and is forced to confront a future on commission. As memories and dreams of the past, ebb and flow, Willy�s family struggle to engage him in the present.



Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949. It is considered to be Miller�s greatest work and one of the most important plays of the 20th century, still startlingly relevant over sixty years after its premiere.

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�Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He�s not the finest character that ever lived. But he�s a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.�

Running time : Act 1 1hr 10, 20 minute interval, Act 2 1hr 30

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