Equally fascinating and unnerving, this play looks at future workplace abuse in a way that uses the casualness of it as a blunt instrument. There are some real present-day parallels here in how power twists to put some at a disadvantage before they've even sat down. I read this twice because I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Charles Dent has written a winner here.

This chilling play speaks to the power dynamics of the modern workplace, feeling both like a period piece from decades ago and one set in the not-too-distant future. This indictment of capitalism and the bigotry found there is examined so well through a well-meaning character like Harold, one with whom you immediately empathize. The emphasis on the importance of names reads as so real, it made me react the exact same way as Harold. A timely piece!