The Shaughraun
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 1, 2011
Closed Jun 12, 2011
Opened May 1, 2011
Closed Jun 12, 2011
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(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Against a background ripe with the intrigue of the secret Fenian Uprising in Ireland in 1866, Dion Boucicault, the undisputed master of melodrama, unravels his comic masterpiece, The Shaughraun, which springs to life once again on The Irish Repertory Theatre's stage.
Desperate forbidden passions! Beautiful damsels in distress! Swashbuckling swordplay! Mustachioed villains! Lots of kissing, and a charismatic hero whose fiddle is the soul of every fair and the life of every funeral...also a dog. Caution: Gaelic spoken here!
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
The 'Irish' play
Well formulaic is the word. All the stereotypes of the Emerald Isles history are on display here. The cast did a good job in playing it all to the hilt but there is only so much you can wring out of lovable rogues and charming brogues, some of the latter being hard to interpret, even for a European. It is not unenjoyable but could probably be usefully abbreviated so the obvious conclusions could be reached with greater dispatch.
Reviewed by MACNBOB
on Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Dreadfully boring and confusing!
I saw audience members falling asleep within ten minutes of the play start and a lot of them walking out during intermission--The Irish Rep can certainly do a lot better than this 1874 bore. I keep thinking about throughout the play: why am I wasting my time? Dont blame the actors or the directior. In fact, they did an excellent job, but the play itself is not funny and should not have been revived. Skip this one--and youll be glad you did.
Reviewed by al10029
on Monday, May 2nd, 2011
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