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Live Performance Review: 12 Angry Men
Date Submitted: 10/29/2003 04:25:41
Review 2.
12 Angry Men
Play by Reginald Rose
Performed at the Scott Theatre, 7th March 2004
A Masterson/Assembly Theatre Production
Directed by Guy Masterson
Director Guy Masterson's adaptation of Reginald Rose's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, 12 Angry Men, is a surprisingly engaging and high-quality production considering the cast's inexperience; the issues it raises remain topical fifty years after it was written. The play explores the enduring themes of prejudice, stereotypes, people's convictions and preconceptions. It forces the audience …
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…the miming actions of the actors, or the sound and lighting effects used in the toilets.
As enjoyable as the production is, it could have been much more with better stage direction and cues, so the play flowed steadily with less confusion. More balanced performances and characterisation by the actors would have perfectly tapped the emotional strength of the play. However, the audience related to this production of 12 Angry Men, even with all its flaws.
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