Curse of the Starving Class " review
Abbey, DublinA dream of escape is all that sustains the characters in Sam Shepard's bleak play from the 1970s, in which home and family are words that leave a sour taste for the Tate family.His marriage irretrievably broken, Weston, an alcoholic former war pilot, wants to start a new life in Mexico. His wife, Ella, fantasises about a move to Europe and the finer things in life. Each of them is trying to sell their ra…