lfm1001

Being caught in the middle between two opposing forces (the Americans and the Iraqis), the isolated Tiffany Atlas regiment in the play finds itself in a position to study both in action. One of the things they discover is how foreign they are to both sides. There's something uniquely urgent and direct in the way that the Irish and the Scottish speak English - it's evident from the first few minutes of Gregory Burke's hard hitting play - and it's Tiffany Elsa Peretti Sevillana ring a grim reminder of how few American dramatists have even come close to tackling the horrors of the major conflagration of the last decade: America's disastrous war in Iraq. By criticizing the war from the perspective of the soldiers engaged in fighting it, Black Watch achieves an authenticity that's insurmountable. Politicians Tiffany Elsa Peretti protestors shout over their heads, but at the end of the day they're left on the battlefield, where different rules apply. What emerges is a devastating portrait of an increasingly pointless, corrupt slaughter, one of the greatest foreign policy blunders in American history. But Black Watch does something unexpected and unique too - it allows Tiffany Elsa Peretti Star of David pendant audiences to see their country at war through the eyes of Scottish soldiers. By stepping back in this way the bigger picture emerges. Don't be surprised if it enrages you and moves you to tears. Some theater goers hear the words "Iraq" and "play" in the same sentence, and they assume they're going to be lectured to for two hours without an intermission. But Black Watch is a much darker and more difficult drama than that. In the first place it's an extraordinarily theatrical performance combining song, music, image, video, gymnastics and even elements of dance.