The Devil Himself at Smock Alley theatre review: true crime in 1880s Pennsylvania
Fringe company AboutFACE Theatre make the most of scant resources and mount a large-scale period show with great energy and verve. Their work frequently has an American inflection and The Devil Himself follows in this vein. The show is based on real late 19th-century events: it is the story of a society girl in Pennsylvania whose fiancé breaks off their engagement, accusing her of lasciviousness both with himself and with other men. Her father is outraged on her behalf, leading to a pistol fight. Her brother later wades into the fray. The outcome is a number of murders leading to a couple...