1. A Shakespeare play is about motives and predicaments and feelings and personalities that are instantly familiar. 2. After Troilus and Cressida almost any play is a relief, even the brothel scenes of Pericles. 3. But, on the dodges and self-Deceptions of role reversal, this play is indefatigably predictable. 4. Contrary to expectations, the play was a big success. 5. Cricketing authorities ruled ticket money could only be reclaimed if there was no play. 6. Essentially, the play is a polemic on the judicial system. 7. Hardy took a keen interest in their production, although, with two exceptions, the plays themselves were not his work. 8. Her first play was a critical success. 9. I thought the play was, dare I say it, boring. 10. If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching. |