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| (Sydney Theatre Company) |
George Bernard Shaw's play 'Arms and the Man' is set at the time of the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 and focuses on a three way relationship between the daughter of prominent Bulgarian family who is engaged to be married to a dubious hero of the conflict and a Swiss mercenary who fought for the losing Serbs.
Ostensibly the characters behave heroically defending national honour but Shaw's humour reveals the reality that most of the participants have self interest in mind and any heroism displayed is purely coincidental and illusory.
A nicely staged production with fine acting from the ensemble.
★★★
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