Basement Folly at Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre

Basement Folly

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre
241 Moreno Drive Beverly Hills

In Basement Folly, a couple ponders what to do when they discover that an unknown person is living in their basement. A normal couple would take swift action. But not these people. They have to discuss it: Call police? Kick the person out, with so many people homeless? Give priority to an old family friend who appears, homeless and needing shelter? What about their adult daughter, who wants a temporary place? What if it's the wife's unstable sister? What's moral? What's safe? And who's down there, anyway? All fodder for the family's greatest talent: bickering.

Thru - Oct 26, 2022

Mondays: 8:00pm

Tuesdays: 8:00pm

Wednesdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 7:00pm

Price: $35

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 310-364-3606

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Basement Folly Reviews

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LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...Skillfully directed by Carol Becker, BASEMENT FOLLY is graced with an excellent ensemble cast who know how to wring every chuckle from the audience. Special congratulations and kudos to author Datz, whose keen observations about families make for a hilarious evening of back-biting fun. When he was later interviewed, Datz denied ever having a basement – but did admit that watching his real-life family helped a lot in setting up the plot and characters. Datz’s style is reminiscent of the observer-to-end-all-observers, Neil Simon, another comic writer who could take simple everyday people and make them fascinating and funny. Let’s hope that Datz keeps writing and producing more plays."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

"...Each subplot could deserve its own play, but Datz has written only one, so when a subplot gets interesting, another is dropped in our lap and the former languishes, with the resolution of each, as well as the main plot, feeling forced. Thankfully, director Carol Becker and the ensemble mesh well together with the material on hand, with the chemistry of Landig, Westheimer, and Mora as the beleaguered but loving family holding up Datz’s inconsistent but well-meaning effort."

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- Martίn Hernandez

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

"...This fight over a basement, by playwright David Datz, is actually a fight about family, home and love, with a touch of the greater forces of society and the economy. Who most deserves the space? The characters all have their own strongly held positions, giving the fun romp that is Basement Folly a deeper meaning."

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- Laura Foti Cohen

Basement Folly at Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre

Basement Folly

Basement Folly Reviews

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

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