![]() Though Pickering and Sherman have boosted the sexual interplay between Rikki Wildside and Jack, most of it sounds like rote B-movie dialogue. With the exception of Automatic Jack (hypnotically played by Ted Koch), all of Gibson’s characters are at best two-dimensional. Next Theatre has compared Gibson to Jim Thompson and Dashiell Hammett Pickering and Sherman even quote Hammett. But though they’ve injected a good dose of much-needed wit into their version of Burning Chrome, Gibson’s 1981 tale of two cyberthieves, they’re unable to convert it into anything more than an occasionally diverting, highly atmospheric drama whose props and set attract far more attention than the shopworn plot. Unlike Anthony Burgess’s neologisms, which have a thematic purpose, Gibson’s talk often merely distracts from his derivative, somewhat soulless plots.Īdapters Steve Pickering and Charley Sherman have a soft spot for this sort of gizmo-laden hard-boiled fiction. But once you get past his jargon, what remains is a surprisingly pedestrian pulp fiction sensibility. Science fiction author and Wired magazine poster boy William Gibson (perhaps best known for Johnny Mnemonic and Neuromancer) wins points for prescience. ![]() Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreationīurning Chrome, Next Theatre Company.Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife.Get your Best of Chicago tickets! Line-Up Announced > Close ![]()
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