Bury the Dead review " fallen soldiers refuse to lie down
Finborough theatre, London Six dead men do not want to be buried in Irwin Shaw's expressionist but schematic anti-war play from 1936You can applaud a play's intentions without enjoying its execution. That is how I feel about Irwin Shaw's anti-war play, first staged in New York in 1936 and clearly influenced by European expressionism. Shaw's paean to life is admirable but his play, even at 90 minutes, soon becomes pre…