Cry Havoc: A Play in Three Acts

by Allan Richard Kenward

Genres: Plays

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Gabrielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the most melodramatic shows I've ever done.

Great roles for women, but who can forget the Russian spy? The possible lesbian? The British war-hungry she-wolf? And one of them has to be on some sort of medication.

Yet, there are moments of humor as twelve women face a war that they didn't sign up for, but they face it together.

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I almost gave this an extra star simply because it's full of women's roles, which are still inexplicably hard to come by, in this, the second decade of the 21st century *sigh*. Anyway, the script has potential: a bunch of nurses trying to survive in WWII. And one of them may or may not be a lesbian (oh yeah!). Where it falls flat is in the implementation. All are caricatures, which is probably to be expected in a play written by a man in the early 1940s. Problem is, the dang thing is *still* being performed in community theaters all over the country. Really folks, contrary to what you might think, there are *plenty* of scripts overflowing with amazing women's roles (and their experiences in war, if that's what you want) that far exceed this one.