Androcles and the Lion : A Fable Play (Classic Reprint)

from Smiley

Shaw's bombast gets in the way of the play. He was really so full of himself that he could write a pedantic 100 page preface to a 42 page play? Even after the play is over Shaw appends another ten pages of lecture, just in case you fell asleep or skipped through the first hundred pages.

from Devil_llama

A fun little work, short and to the point, based on the old fable, but with more wisecracking and dialogue. Shaw does not go out of his way to make any side of this look good, and Androcles himself is a wimpy sort of guy, lacking in any real courage except where animals are concerned. The Christi...

from David.Alfred.Sarkies

This play, set in Imperial Rome, is the story of a Christian being thrown to the lions. However, the play is a lot more than just a poor defenceless soul being ripped apart by a ravenous beast, nor is it an attack upon Christianity, but rather a critical look at the church in modern times. The in...