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Saint's Day
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1962
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by John Whiting This is an uncompromisingly pessimistic play,
unflawed by any streak of sentimentality, and one must accept it as
such. The key to an
understanding of the action lies in the words and behavior of Robert
Procathren, especially in his speeches in the last act, beginning
with,”…I thought the powered invested was for good…” Here the author’s admitted theme of self-destruction
flowers in expression at one pithy and poetic.
It is a highly original work; a play to be experienced before
understood. |
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