The Spoils - Softcover

Eisenberg, Jesse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571333567 ISBN 13: 9780571333561

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2016

Synopsis

Nobody likes Ben. Even Ben doesn't like Ben. He bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate Kalyan, an earnest Nepalese immigrant. When Ben discovers that his school crush is marrying a straight-laced banker, he sets out to destroy their relationship and win her back.

Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils was first produced by the New Group in New York. It was transferred by Lisa Matlin and Ambassador Theatre Group to Trafalgar Studios, London, where it received its UK premiere in May 2016.

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Review:

Jesse Eisenberg has written his biggest play to date, and his most interesting. . . . the kind of work audiences should enjoy, and have more of. Source: The New Yorker

'[A] terrific, fast-talking, quick-witted serious comedy . . . beautifully written . . . Eisenberg writes funny, but he is also a real storyteller-moody and dangerous and even loving. Source: Newsday

A worthy . . . contribution to the immortal gallery of black-hole masochists . . . His clever, frantic dialogue assumes an irresistible authenticity. Source: New York Times (Critics’ Pick)

Rings achingly true for anyone who's grown up in a distorted prism of wealth . . . [A] brutally funny and deeply moving work. Source: Huffington Post

Jesse Eisenberg's new play is a triumph. Source: New York Post

About the Author:

Jesse Eisenberg is an Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, contributor to The New Yorker and author of the book Bream Gives Me Hiccups. In addition to The Spoils, he has written the plays Asuncion and The Revisionist, which starred Vanessa Redgrave. Film credits include Cafe Society, The Social Network, Now You See Me, The Squid and the Whale, The End of the Tour and Batman v. Superman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0571333567
• ISBN 13: 9780571333561
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128