The Night Alive is an odd little play. Which is really no surprise - it's Irish. No offense meant, I love all things Irish, including
odd little Irish plays. I'm not quite sure what to make of Irish playwright Conor McPherson's newest work
The Night Alive,
now playing at the Jungle Theater, other that it's funny, tragic, and wholly engaging. This tale of a bunch of misfits in a run-down house in Dublin is brought to gritty life by an endlessly watchable five-person cast speaking with lovely Irish brogues (some more authentic than others) and the Jungle's usual perfection in design. I may have left the theater a little perplexed, but definitely with something to chew on.
