David Mamet is seemingly not a fan of people sharing their thoughts on his work.
The acclaimed American-Jewish writer is facing backlash after it emerged that he is against post-show analyses of his plays.
The licence to stage a play by Mr Mamet, whose work includes Oleanna and House of Games, now includes a clause preventing producers from staging formal post-show talks within two hours of a performance. Any violation risks a fine of $25,000 as well as the removal of the licence.
Peter Hagan, the president of the Dramatists Play Service in New York, said: “The restriction applies to all of Mamet’s plays which we license. We were instructed to do this. It’s fairly recent.”
