James Barrie’s Quartets

Compiled and directed by ShawChicago Artistic Director Robert Scogin, James Barrie’s Quartets is an exploration of human relationships, viewed through the Victorian lens of Barrie’s sly wit and dry humor. From one woman’s self-made independence from her controlling former husband in The Twelve Pound Look; to the charming discomfort of a father and son who, in the face of The Great War, must admit their affection for each other in The New Word; to the startling realization of a once-great actress in Rosalind; these seldom seen plays illustrate a vibrant world of suppressed emotions and restrictive English values.