Arms And The Man presented by Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre

Arms And The Man

Undercroft Theatre
900 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington

Shaw shatters romantic illusions about love and war in one of his most sparkling comedies. In the aftermath of the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, heroes turn out to be hypocrites and cowards turn out to be heroes. What is a romantic girl to do when she realizes she may be in love with the wrong one? First produced by the Stage Guild in 1992, Arms and the Man makes a welcome return in a fresh take.

Presented by Washington Stage Guild

Thru - Dec 10, 2023

Show Type: Drama

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Arms And The Man Reviews

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...In his masterful study of the British literature of World War I, The Great War and Modern Memory, Paul Fussell commented that no one in the summer of 1914 would have understood the hollowness of such abstract words as glory, honor, and courage. Fussell to the contrary, it seems clear that 20 years before the Great War, Shaw understood the point perfectly well. The serious fun he made of it in Arms and the Man, as well as the often sweet comedy among the characters, shine through in WSG's production."

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- Bob Ashby

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...“Soldiering is the coward’s art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm’s way when you are weak,” declares a fresh-from-battle Major Sergius Saranoff in George Bernard Shaw’s military comedy Arms and the Man. Having witnessed the harsh realities of life on the frontlines, the officer returns home with little more than dashed expectations of idealized heroism in Shaw’s reflection on the frivolousness of wars and the men who start them, playing in a safe production at Washington Stage Guild through Dec. 10."

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- D.R. Lewis

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...The current production of “Arms and the Man” was also met with great applause, and the Washington Stage Guide company earned every bit of it. As for the play itself, I reserve some of the playwright’s original skepticism."

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- Peter Orvetti

Arms And The Man presented by Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre

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Arms And The Man Reviews

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

Washington City Paper - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

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