That’s the way to do it: Death of a Salesman and Class

30 May 2019, The Tablet

Two productions – Death of a Salesman and Class – offer masterclasses in structure and acting

Central to the tragedy of Willy Loman, protagonist of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, is the perception that he isn’t as respected, in the community or at work, as he desires. Comments about being overlooked or looked-through – “People don’t seem to take to me”/“I’m not noticed” – establish him as an involuntary outsider to the American dream.

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