“THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND” *** (out of 5) Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, 2 hours 30 minutes, one intermission. Ends Oct 12. Writer: Marcus Gardley. Director: Philip Akin. A drama about the
“Themes of revenge, sacrifice, filial duty, honour, love, mortality and morality become powerfully new in this pared down riveting adaptation and gripping production,” writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
“When truth is clearly evident, it speaks for itself.” Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist and Queen of Crime, leads us to seek the truth in a noir genre courtroom drama of justice, dislocation, love and betrayal.
For the nay-sayers who lamented, “Please, not another ‘My Fair Lady,’ ” rest assured, the performances and presentation of this musical comedy are stellar, with a depth of social issues still relevant today.
