Arguably, David Mamet’s most controversial play, Oleanna is a thought-provoking exploration of power and perception. When a university professor meets with a struggling student, their conversation – a casual choice of words, a lack of attention to the job in hand, a thoughtless offer of help – soon sends their teacher/student relationship, and the balance of power therein, spiralling out of control.
Oleanna is a theatrical experience which challenges its audience to examine their own interpretations of authority, and where truth ends, and lies begin.