A review by j3mm4
Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes by George Bernard Shaw

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is as much a warm, frank, sometimes-funny, always efficient biographical drama as it is a social critique wrapped up in the twin formats of essay and play, and it excels at both. Shaw is a killer writer and I'm glad to have dipped a toe back into his body of work - especially, serendipitously, in the month that ends with celebrating her canonization!