Part of Theater for the New City's 2017 Dream Up Festival: This verse drama was inspired by one of the most notorious criminal cases in Iceland's history.
... Read moreIn 1837, a 12-year-old girl was sexually abused by a hired hand on her family's farm. Since her mother was romantically involved with the perpetrator, she testified against her daughter in a desperate attempt to cover up her affair. At the time, adultery was a capital offense. What punishment did the judge mete out? Based on transcripts of the actual testimony, 'Guilty' explores the love triangle, sexual obsession, and the eternal questions of innocence and guilt.
See it if you like dramas that are not straightforward. See it if you like ambitious if flawed execution
Don't see it if straightforward drama
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See it if You enjoy plays about justice, and are not afraid to examine a story from many angles.
Don't see it if You are not interested in period pieces from other cultures.