Nuts (play)

Nuts
Written byTom Topor
Directed bySteve Zuckerman
Date premiered1979
Place premieredWPA Theater
New York City
Original languageEnglish
SubjectA prostitute indicted for manslaughter is determined to prove she is sane enough to stand trial
GenreDrama

Nuts is a 1979 play by Tom Topor. The play is a courtroom drama, suspense, and psychological drama which explores issues of sexual abuse, family and social power dynamics, and aspects of the criminal court system. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1987, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss.