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A review by markcdickson
Altona/Men without Shadows/The Flies by Jean-Paul Sartre
3.0
The average score for the collection was 3/5.
Altona (4/5) - A complex character study that deals well with guilt, trauma and an unhealthy family structure hiding behind a facade of propriety. Staging this show must be at least a four hour production.
Men Without Shadows (3/5) - An interesting look at the effects of torture in WW2, using the perspective of the torturers to make it even more harrowing. Let down by its slightness and inability to define its characters strongly.
The Flies (2/5) - The main appeal of this play is that it was written during the occupation of Paris and you can see the clear digs at the Nazis. Otherwise, too stiff and self-indulgent for me. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FLIES ARE A METAPHOR. I GOT IT.
Altona (4/5) - A complex character study that deals well with guilt, trauma and an unhealthy family structure hiding behind a facade of propriety. Staging this show must be at least a four hour production.
Men Without Shadows (3/5) - An interesting look at the effects of torture in WW2, using the perspective of the torturers to make it even more harrowing. Let down by its slightness and inability to define its characters strongly.
The Flies (2/5) - The main appeal of this play is that it was written during the occupation of Paris and you can see the clear digs at the Nazis. Otherwise, too stiff and self-indulgent for me. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FLIES ARE A METAPHOR. I GOT IT.