CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Well-acted 'Butler' serves up a clever farce

Post Gazette: "A farce requires five basics:
• Lots of slamming doors.
• Energetic actors willing to make fools of themselves and take off their clothes.
• A steady flow of adolescent sex talk and situations.
• Sight gags galore.
• An easy and obvious target to lampoon.
'What the Butler Saw,' the latest offering of the Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, follows the check list faithfully. There's an added dimension -- it's British, not French -- so it clings to a kind of traditional prudishness, like an old tea cozy too dear to part with."

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