The Sacred Beasts

comedy · n/a · Ages 16+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by CHARLES ZIARKO

June 18, 2017 certified reviewer

What I liked

The theatrical conceit, which I’d not seen before, and the smart script, which has been well-researched and has cogent points to make in each of the three acts (decades).

What I didn't like

Casting could be sharper in a couple of cases.

My overall impression

Here’s the sort of theatrical invention that always makes a trip to the Fringe a delightful adventure: Three pairs of men, a generation apart, play the same two 20th-century celebs a decade apart—-Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles in 1937, 1947 and 1960! What a great idea! Not all the casting is “spot-on”, but the theatrical conceit carries the show. The script is witty, too, which helps a lot!

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