The Cocktail Hour

For other uses, see Cocktail hour (disambiguation).
The Cocktail Hour
Written byA. R. Gurney
Date premieredJune 1988
Place premieredOld Globe Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
Setting1970s

The Cocktail Hour is a comedy of manners by A. R. Gurney. It premiered in June 1988 in San Diego, California, at the Old Globe Theatre and, on October 20, 1988, in New York City at the Off Broadway Promenade Theatre. Like many of Gurney's plays, The Cocktail Hour is a comedy exploring the world of upper-class families in the Northeastern United States. A review in The New York Times described it as "an examination of an overprivileged family that fights domestic battles while downing drinks."[1]

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2008-06-10). "The Family That Drinks Together Bickers Together". The New York Times, June 10, 2008. Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.