fat ham review
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Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South.
Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama.
Juicy—a young, queer, Southern man, who is grappling with questions of identity—is visited by the ghost of his father (Pap) at his mother’s wedding/family barbecue. Pap demands that Juicy avenge his recent murder. How will Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man, trying to break a cycle of trauma and toxic masculinity, avenge his father’s premature death? Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbeque in the American South.
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group (August 1, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 112 pages
ISBN-10 : 163670168X
ISBN-13 : 978-1636701684
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5 x 1 x 8 inches
Reviewer: Haley W.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: On time, great condition
Review: Arrived on time and in great condition. Pages have clearly never been touched and book hadn't been opened. I wasn't able to find this in book stores, and found it online to get a gift quickly for a friend.
Reviewer: Mamadou Diallo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fat Ham by James Ijames
Review: Nice book to read and laugh. Enjoy the characters in the play, read page 104.
Reviewer: muddyboy1
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A novel play.
Review: Pulitzer Prize winner for best drama and deservedly so, The premise is very unique. A gay young man (Juicy) is visited by the ghost of his dad who recently died. Dad's ghost tells him to kill has uncle who is going to marry his mom way to soon after pop's death. The play takes place at a celebration of the new couple's wedding which seems to early and in bad taste. You meet many of the well drawn family members as we wonder what Juicy will do.
Reviewer: Sara McGee
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun and Weird
Review: This play is campy and weird, and it turns Hamlet from a tragedy to a comedy, which I loved. I didn't understand half of what was happening, but I had a good time reading it.CW: violence; toxic parent relationship; homophobia
Reviewer: Dan DeVol
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enjoyed it and it was delivered so fast! Thank you!
Review: The whole play was a pleasure!
Reviewer: Elyse Barkley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: HAMLET REMAKE
Review: Ok Yeah!What do you do if God doesn't want you and the Devil don't want you?That is the question.This is a really good rendition. The drama was amazing. The fact the son is talking to the father's ghost speaks deeply to the need for black men to raise their children. Then there is the complication of LBTQ awareness and the need for more awareness and more love. Its a lot going on in this hour and 20 minutes.
Reviewer: Dad of Divas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A great play
Review: This was a great write-up of the Pulitzer Prize winner for best drama. As a fan of Shakespeare I loved this retelling of Hamlet. Though this is a retelling, it is completely unique and different. I found the story to be compelling, the characters to very well developed and by the end I wanted to see this in person and you will too!
Reviewer: Ron Orbit
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Overhyped
Review: Riding on Shakespeareâs back.