History has proven communism to be categorically the most deadly form of government ever; it has collectively killed approximately 150 million humans to date.
So it can safely be said that breezy debates about the virtues of communism versus capitalism, in a high-twit-factor, three-act, moldy British drawing-room comedy—already so second-rate in its inception that it’s only being revived now, after its abandonment in 1932—is hardly the place to do the topic justice.
The only thing to report on Brits on Broadway’s production here is the laugh meter of this recently discovered comedy by J.B. Priestley (of “An Inspector Calls” fame), which runs through May 28 at 59E59 Theaters. Does it amuse? Will it leave you in stitches? Is it worthwhile?
If you pine nostalgically for the era of spatterdashes and top hats, you'll enjoy "The Roundabout" immensely.
