Where's the action?(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
American Theatre, March, 2004 by Jackson, Nagle
> Looking through The Guardian's year-end review of British theatre, I note the following titles of American-themed plays performed in the West End and other venues: The Madness of George Dubya; A Weapons Inspector Calls; and Justifying War. Does one have to fly to the U.K. (under jet-fighter escort, of course) to see our home-grown outrages and home-land insecurities engaged in the theatrical forum? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At this time when the American people are as politically polarized as at any time since the Vietnam era, what are we getting? Weary, old discussions of ...
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