Reviews

Botticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom by Jordan Tannahill

deandeffett's review

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

annie_peterson's review against another edition

2.75

Botticelli in the Fire— 3.5 ⭐️

Sunday in Sodom— 2 ⭐️

frasersimons's review against another edition

4.0

I think some of it went over my head because I’m not familiar with the historical context and it’s about, in part, queering that context. Even still I found it very funny and poignant, wish I’d have been able to experience the plays in person.

mercutiyolo's review

5.0

This shit is Raw.

catdad77a45's review

5.0

4.5, rounded up.

I'd definitely give the Botticelli play 5 stars, and am sorry a local production slated for next month has been cancelled, due to plague. Audacious, funny, heartbreaking - and it is one of the few modern plays I've read/seen in which (intentional) modern anachronisms didn't drive me bat-shit crazy!

The Sodom play, a one-act, is not quite on the same level, but does provide an intriguing feminist slant to the story, centered on the character of Lot's wife (here named Edith). The directions emphatically state she is not to move at ALL until the final moments of the play, which I am sure is a thrilling coup de theatre ... but the rest of the play meanders a bit.

mappingoutasky's review

5.0

My review can essentially be summed up with just a mix of heart eye emojis and crying face emojis

😍😭😍😭😍😭😍😭

(Full review to come)