Articles tagged with: Roger Smart
Condemned to a brutal world, British prisoners act out their humanity in ‘Our Country’s Good’
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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. ★★★
Theater 2013-14: Shattered Globe puts deposit on edgy season with ‘Other People’s Money’
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Fifth in a series of season previews: The stuff of Shattered Globe Theatre’s season planning might be described as polar opposites: The issues that concern us all and the issues that pull as apart. Perfectly matched to that conflicted perspective is the company’s 22nd season opener, the double-edged comedy of Jerry Sterner’s “Other People’s Money.”
Amid war to win vote for British women, flames of passion illuminate ‘Her Naked Skin’
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Suffrage at Shattered Globe. 4 stars!