This review was written for Concrete
Playground.
Kenneth Lonergan’s
Lobby
Hero, playing at the Tap Gallery’s intimate upstairs theatre, is a
sprawling play about ethics, romance, family and ‘doing the right thing’. If
you saw another of Lonergan’s plays, This
Is Our Youth, at the Opera House two years ago with Michael Cera and
Keiran Culkin, then you’d know that you’re in safe hands, as this production
proves.
Lonergan’s play
follows a security guard, Jeff, over the course of four consecutive evenings as
he works the graveyard shift. His supervisor, William, visits from time to
time, struck with a moral dilemma about his brother. Two police officers – Bill
and Dawn – enter the lobby where Jeff works, bringing another twist or two to
Jeff’s moral quandary.
