A play like Master of the Rack sounds like an S&M show. It's actually about a competitive Scrabble association, which depending on how things work out could be just as much pain or just as much fun. You've heard the story before of an organization badly in need of new blood, but the concept works surprisingly well. The performances were unfortunately inconsistent – perhaps another week of rehearsals was needed – but it actually makes playing Scrabble sound really exciting and interesting.
If you'll excuse me, I'm going by the games store...
