ysobel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Holy fuck the David part
catdad77a45's review
4.0
It's rare these days to find a play that is simultaneously epic and intimate, but Patel's fascinating history/romance, based upon his own grandparents' lives, fits the bill. The opening scene is so effortlessly charming, it is somewhat a shame the rest of the play doesn't contain that same playfulness. Some of the rest of the first act, which is bogged down a bit with the necessity for detailing the history of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, stumbles a bit, but the play eventually regains its footing, and becomes a satisfying depiction of lives that don't often get such a full hearing.
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