THE Nonentities' inaugural offering of 2003 is perhaps a debatable choice - and one not helped by the decision to try to adopt American accents for David Mamet's script about desperate salesmen.

Glengarry Glen Ross tells the story of four estate agents begging and competing for crucial sales "leads" - the difference between winning a Cadillac and being fired.

The characters exhibit varying degrees of world-weary cynicism, affected self-injury and backstabbing in their quest, along with increasingly foul language directed at the upstart young office manager played by Jamie Thompson.

The play, especially the first half set in a Chinese restaurant, hinges on the delivery of the quick-fire dialogue - much of it memorable - but which was marred by the distinctly patchy accents.

Several of the actors, particularly Colin Young, brought their characters to life and some well-executed double acts lifted the first half's static nature.

The second half, soaked in the macho atmosphere of the real estate office, was more involving with the salesmen reacting with mock or real anger as the finger of guilt for a burglary of leads fell on each in turn.

But an inconclusive ending added to a slight sense of being underwhelmed. FA