This is one of those plays you feel you have to see. Bit like an Inspector Calls. And it suffers from the same problem. Grossly moralistic, you see the plot a mile off and the morality tale just isn't a good one. Its trite. Old man treats his daughters badly and so in the end he who was great is cast down. something that raises moral dilemmas is worth seeing - this is a revenge tale.
Also not very well-suited to the modern stage with a cast of about a dozen speaking parts, headed by Martin Shaw as old man Hobson. No problem with the acting or staging, and not a boring night at the theatre. Just not a very engaging one either. The play is just too dated.
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