When you remember that one definition of "bane" is "deadly poison" and another is "the cause of distress, death or ruin," you know why J. B. Priestley chose the name McBane for the contentious family at the center of his nearly-forgotten drama
The Glass Cage, now being revived by the Mint Theatre. He had in his sights the deep pain troubled and venal relatives can cause one another. And in shaking the cobwebs from this neglected but effective 1957 play, originally written for Canada's Crest Theatre, the company comes through with another of their fresh and intelligent airings.


The openly vengeful McBanes throwing their scruffy weight around in the two-act work are Douglas (Aaron Krohn)[...]