When does suspicion become evidence? Is virtue greater than compassion? And if you refuse to deny an accusation, are you admitting guilt? Read more …
In 1960’s New York a young nun teaching at a Catholic school finds herself caught in the middle of a war of words. For Father Flynn, a compassionate and gifted priest, is under suspicion from the watchful and rigidly authoritarian nun, Sister Aloysius; suspicion of a crime of which she has no evidence but about which she has no doubt...
Utterly absorbing and full of twists and turns, John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning play asks difficult questions through a deceptively simple story. It is a dazzlingly written, gripping battle of wits with brilliantly drawn characters and deep understanding of human pride and frailty.
Despite the distancing effect of the 1960s setting, the spectre of the church as a secret society that protects paedophiles rather than children has not gone away.
Most of the audience is likely to have already considered the issues...but this is an entertaining piece of theatre.
Move over, Meryl, for Alison owns the space
What's clear, though, is that in Mary McCluskey's simple, sever production for Theatre Jezebel, all three leading characters are brilliantly played.
Interview: John Patrick Shanley, playwright
Doubt: A Parable
The doubt that persists
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday June 1, 2010, until Saturday June 5, 2010. 7.30pm. Tickets: £10.50 (£6.50 con) Tuesday-Thursday, £14.50 (10.50 con) Friday & Saturday. More info: www.tron.co.uk
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