FLARE DONE WITH FLAIR Unlike Sherwood's Idiot’s Delight (1936), Terence Rattigan's Flare Path (1941) is not an anti-war play. Both take place in a hotel and have a rich variety of characters, but while Sherwood's Pulitzer-winner is a clear commentary on mankind's fear, idealism, self-indulgence, and foolishness, Flare Path is a slice-of-life period piece whose […]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:46PM on December 8, 2014