THE RITUAL SLAUGHTER OF GORGE MASTROMAS Royal Court Theatre

“There are three golden rules for financial success,” says playwright Dennis Kelly. “One, whenever you want something, take it. Two, lie to the depths of your heart. Three, embrace every second as if it were your last. Never, ever, ever regret.” His dark morality play, a heavy-going, over-long attack on capitalism, opens with seven actors sitting in a row, facing the audience, and giving out titbits of information for 30 minutes about Gorge, initially a born loser, who becomes filthy, back-stabbing rich.