France, 1942: Detained, Examined, Gone

well the author starts off by stating who the writer was and what time period this play was originally written (or began performing. did not quite understand which of the two it was). afterwards the author slowly started to describe the play by first saying what kind it was. by our standards it would be like an old and bad horror film, which if done right, can be enjoyable nonetheless. then the author begins to describe the basic story plot without giving away any details that might answer any questions you the reader may have about the play, therefore ultimately detouring you from going to see it. she slowly starts to describe the characters and what they are going through and telling you the reader that even though the actors did not have much to work with when finding their inspiration, they still managed to perform wonderfully and really brought out their characters. she ended the review by saying how wonderfully the actors performed, how much she enjoyed the plot, and that she recommenced it to other people. i like how the author did not say things like, "this play would probably be more enjoyed by..." and, "if you are not into...". words are powerful, and by putting your personal opinions into a review they can either strengthen or weaken the review and the play. she remained neutral and only stated the absolute facts about the plays plot, characters, origin and even complimented the actors. her only personal comment was that she recommended this play to others. reading her review i felt like i could o watch this play with an open mind as opposed to not seeing it because she made it sound like i would not like it before i could even give it a chance. i think to give this play the review it was given you would probably need to at least see it. even though you could google the storyline, she did comment about the actors capabilities of bringing out their characters and for that you would need to see firsthand of how they are doing. not much to do except see it and write about it maintaining a neutral mind, even if you did not enjoy it.