Articles tagged with: Abbey Smith
Condemned to a brutal world, British prisoners act out their humanity in ‘Our Country’s Good’
![Condemned to a brutal world, British prisoners act out their humanity in ‘Our Country’s Good’ A British sailor (Drew Shad) looks for love with a female prisoner (Mary Franke) in 'Our Country's Good.' (Michael Brosilow)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/A-British-sailor-Drew-Shad-looks-for-love-with-a-female-prisoner-Mary-Franke-in-Our-Countrys-Good.-Michael-Brosilow-125x125.jpg)
Review: On the surface, a play about 18th-century British scofflaws creating a play while imprisoned in the distant wilds of Australia might seem, well, remote – and too likely to harangue on the morally transformative powers of theater. Suspend your disbelief. “Our Country’s Good,” by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, explores such a premise in crackling drama that’s raw, funny, sober, persuasive and brought off with disarming humanity by the fine ensemble of Shattered Globe Theatre. ★★★
To corporate raider, the blood is just business in ‘Other People’s Money’ at Shattered Globe
![To corporate raider, the blood is just business in ‘Other People’s Money’ at Shattered Globe They call him Larry the Liquidator (Ben Werling) and he's proud of it in Shattered Globe's Other People's Money (Emily Schwartz)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/They-call-him-Larry-the-Liquidator-Ben-Werling-and-hes-proud-of-it-in-Shattered-Globes-Other-Peoples-Money-Emily-Schwartz-125x125.jpg)
Review: Larry Garfinkle lives by the numbers, as in quarterly profits and losses. He’s a practical guy, all business, with a nose for blood. When he sees a company in trouble, he moves in, goes for the kill, let the working stiffs fall where they may. And Larry Garfinkle is thoroughly inhabited, from his three-piece suits to his vulgar charm, in Ben Werling’s portrayal at the center of Jerry Sterner’s wry comedy “Other People’s Money” for Shattered Globe Theatre. ★★★★