Bull
by Mike Bartlett
W!ld Rice Theatre, 2015
Times are tough. The company is downsizing. Survival is all Thomas, Tony and Isobel can think about as they wait for their boss to arrive. They know that, by the end of the meeting, only two of them will be left standing. With their careers on the line, the trio will do whatever it takes to make one final good impression. No blow is too low.
Diving into the murky depths of office politics, Mike Bartlett’s award-winning Bull invites us to examine the darker side of capitalism. Is climbing the corporate ladder worth putting up with all the bullying, bullfights and bullsh*t? What exactly does survival of the fittest look like? And what does it mean for our workplaces, our society, and our humanity?