Magic: A Fantastic Comedy
A mysterious conjurer arrives at a country estate and challenges everyone present to confront what they really believe versus what they merely profess. When magic and faith collide, the results are riotously funny and deeply unsettling in equal measure. The Duke, his doctor, a clergyman, and a young couple find themselves arguing about miracles while one apparently happens before their eyes. Chesterton, the creator of Father Brown, wrote this comedy after being goaded into playwriting by George Bernard Shaw, and the result crackles with the same witty theological puzzles that made his detective stories famous. The play asks: if you could prove magic was real, would it strengthen or destroy your faith? The answer is as surprising as it is satisfying.
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