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Written by Graham Reid...
Remembrance takes place in war-torn Belfast, a setting that would seem to be full of ripe dramatic material about the effect of war on families. Unfortunately, the family relationships in Reid's 1984 play range from the incredibly bland to the inexplicably volatile...
...COURSE of Bert and Theresa's love affair is interrupted by the violent events going on around them. The play, however, fails to explore the ramifications of those events; it merely takes note of them. It's impossible to doubt Reid's sincerity but hard not to notice his lack of intensity...
...synthesizing these elements, Reid doesn't bother to give his own plot any internal logic. The scenes don't build on one another; they seem to serve only to throw various characters together at random. The play's ending illustrates this lack of coherence and exposes the plot as an eccentric game of mix-and-match...
...PLAY is at its best when it satirizes the turmoil of Irish life. Reid shows an unexpectedly biting sense of humor which is best brought to life by Robin Mosely as Deirdre. Deirdre's bawdy sense of humor and her frustrated desires are capably handled by Mosely. Reid also gives her some of the best punchlines. Discussing her lack of a sex life, Deirdre declares she has found a new form of birth control-"arrest at 3 a.m. and a life sentence." Another capable performance is turned in by Susan Pellegrino as Joan...