"‘Kingfishers Catch Fire’ Is a Thoughtful and Provocative Theatrical Experience"
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"Kingfishers Catch Fire Asks: Can a Nazi Be Redeemed? Robin Glendinning's world premiere is based on true events."
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"Even if 'Kingfishers Catch Fire' -- the title is taken from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, that experienced explorer of spiritual thickets -- is less a fully realized play than a pair of powerfully written roles, it is filled with ideas capable of keeping one up at night. The war may be over, but inside these two men it still rages."
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"Strikingly handsome and resembling a young Horst Buccholz, King impresses with both his intensity and his physical stillness when he's listening to the priest. It's a tricky role and if there's a reason to see 'Kingfishers Catch Fire' it's to see King and wish him another plum role in a better play soon."
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"Although superbly staged and acted, this is not light entertainment. However, who go will have a rare theatrical experience that will linger after the house lights go down."
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"Clearly, the playwright intends to expand here the conversation about moral absolutes and moral ambiguity...It is unfortunate that the work of these two skilled performers are unable - due to the script - to usher the members of the audience into any morally satisfying catharsis."
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"Talky, often draggy, but occasionally compelling drama…On the whole, though, the acting is good enough and the circumstances provocative enough to make 'Kingfishers Catch Fire' burn with historical significance, moral relevance, and human feeling."
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