A Subject of Scandal and Concern review " John Osborne wrestles with religion by Michael Billington

Finborough theatre, LondonThis rarely revived piece about a Victorian blasphemy trial reveals the playwright's complex feelings about ChristianityWritten for a 1960 television production starring Richard Burton, John Osborne's play has hardly been seen since. It deserves a theatrical revival, however, both for the fascination of its subject, which is an 1842 blasphemy trial, and for what it reveals about Osborne hims…

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