←Recommendations of Twenty-Seven

Strong, clear, and at times very funny dialogue. I think this script is excellent for actors.

This is brilliant. The dialogue right from the start is crisp and outrageously hilarious, pulling you in right away, with characters who are both repulsive and wildly entertaining. The second act allows the humor to slip a notch, permitting us to see the tragic and malformed humanity of the play's central character beneath the quips and punchlines. Some taboos get broken, true, but David Hilder handles it all so skillfully, I never once wanted to hit the eject button and walk away. Extremely well done!

I love what David Hilder does with dialogue. This dark sex comedy about a pair of wealthy, shallow siblings during those teenage years when one knows everything is fantastic. It hooks you from the very first (angrily shouted) line, and the twists and turns and cringes and comedy which follow are a terrific ride. I especially enjoyed how the rapid fire dialogue would stop every so often and a character would speak directly to the audience, allowing us to see a new and different side of them.

Well, I suppose it does stand to reason that "affluenza" children are just as fucked up as the rest of us (if not more so). Where Hilder's play shines is when the absurd and ridiculous (let's call them antics, to avoid too much unpacking) of Stef and Oyster strike hard at the core truth of growing up and the human experience, "despite desperately wanting to, none of us ever have any idea what we're doing." Absolutely hilarious, taboo, and delightfully staged, this is a genre-bending hoot that will stay with you. One of the best last lines I've ever seen.

A hilarious comedy where two brothers learn the truth about life with some important lessons to teach us. Well done!

Highly recommend! This is an acerbic, witty, multi-generational family comedy that peels back layer upon layer of hidden, sexy secrets. David employs his penchant for twisty dialogue and outrageous situations while telling an ultimately moving and discomfortingly human story.

TWENTY-SEVEN is a riotous sex comedy about fucked up trust fund children and the inescapable damage caused being raised wealthy and shallow. And it is also, in is special way, about growing up. About finding true happiness and supports the unglamorous truth about really great middle-age sex. Hilder has great talent with brisk and witty dialogue and sympathetic if (hilariously) shameful characters. Highly recommended!