The Night of the Iguana Paperback – October 30, 2009

I am so very pleased with this purchase! Although it's a vintage screenplay, it arrived in pristine condition exactly as I expected it to be. Good price and fast shipping. I will be ordering other things from this store!

This play is just exceptional.

This play about an alchoholic tour guide is probably not quite as good as the best of Tenessee Williams (Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, etc.) but it is still very entertaining, dramatic, and moving. I guess second ranked Williams is still a lot better than the best most playwrights have to give.

This book has the original TW short story that became the stage play / and screen adaption, which IMHO is even more magical than the play. The tension leaps out from the pages, the dialogue is fast, intense, and timeless. Wonderful background information. My latest favorite novel.

I bought this New Directions Paperbook because I'd seen John Huston's masterful film adaptation many times and wondered how it might differ from the original. I think this is one of those rare occasions when the original and the film are equally great. What really moves me to write my first Amazon review, though, is not only Williams' masterpiece, but also the generous features that New Directions adds to it: a list of Williams' oeuvre, a chronology of his life, the Williams short-story that inspired his play, and three superb articles. The first is a beautiful and affectionate memoir by prize-winning playwright Doug Wright. Another is by Williams himself, a memoir about how he came to write "Iguana". Another - the best - is a keenly insightful essay by Kenneth Holditch about "Iguana" - very comprehensive about its theology and characters. All this for 14.95??? What a bargain! THANKS, New Directions!

This is an outstanding play. I saw a live performance many years ago and was blown away by the acting, but it was the play, the words, that were so compelling!!

The play is fabulous. This format gives lots of info about putting on the play: props and insider info. I gave it 4 out of 5 because it is overpriced.I am going to have to order from somewhere else for the future actors.

I wanted to read this, as I was going to see the live performance. It was an authentic screenplay, I loved the story and it prepared me well for the performance.

My copy didn't have Orpheus Descending with it. But, The Night of The Iguana is a great play, a real classic, and deserves to be read.