Theater: BAM Harvey Theater / 651 Fulton Street, New York, NY,
The internationally acclaimed Cheek by Jowl (Macbeth, 2011 Spring Season) returns to BAM with John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, one of the most controversial plays in the English theatrical canon. Siblings Giovanni and Annabella are of noble birth and madly in love. Full of the idealism of youth, their passion is all-consuming--and can only bring about their ruin. With the men of Parma ready to fight and kill for Annabella's hand, religion, morality, and madness all collide as the brother and sister's terrible secret is revealed.
March 22, 2012: Cheek by Jowl’s production of “’Tis Pity She’s a Whore” never seems to get out of bed. This is not to suggest that Declan Donnellan’s overheated, modern-dress interpretation of John Ford’s notorious 17th-century tragedy, which runs through March 31 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is in any way sleepy or sluggish.
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