The whisky taster
By: by James Graham
Series: Methuen drama; Methuen drama (Series)
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Drama; Synesthesia; Whiskey
Description: Ad executive Barney suffers from synaesthesia, a neurological condition that translates one type of sense perception into another, so that colours may have a taste, or sounds a smell. Barney and his partner Nicola utilise his condition to win a pitch for an ad campaign for vodka and bring in a Scottish whisky taster to help them develop their ideas. Instead, his musings on whisky and life gradually transform their relationship. A funny and satirical picture of advertising, love, and alcohol, 'The Whisky Taster' premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2010.