The Maddening Truth

by David Hay

Produced by the Keen Company in association with Neal Weisman. Directed by Carl Forsman. The Clurman Theater at Theater Row, 410 West 42nd Street, New York.

‘The New York Times’. “It is one of the myths of the profession that inside every journalist there is a great novel struggling to get out.. For Ernest Hemingway, the myth became a reality. For Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway’s third wife, the struggle was her life story. In “The Maddening Truth” David Hay makes a case that Gellhorn ultimately won the battle. Mr. Hay captures the complexity of Gellhorn’s character. She could be sharp-tongued or sweet-talking and was not above using her sexual allure to get her way. Highly opinionated, she had a keen eye for detail but little time for objectivity in her journalism. Her defense against bad reviews for her novels and other books was disdain for all other writers. Lisa Emery, nervously tapping her foot, pouring a glass of whiskey, puffing a cigarette or flirting, brings Gellhorn to life in a portrayal that lays bare her frustration and anger. William Connell, Terry Layman, Richard Bekins and Peter Benson all give fine performances in support.

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