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From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
Date: 20050613
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Cruel Theatre's production of "The Cenci: A Tragedy of Rape and Murder" should be marked as "must see" entertainment by local folks who find the endings of such tragedies as "Miss Saigon" and "Hamlet" just too upbeat. Director Taurie Kinoshita's adaptation of Percy Bysshe Shelley's controversial 19th-century play is just about a grim as it gets.

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Presented by Cruel Theatre in association with the Lizard Loft, continues at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday, at the ARTS at Marks Garage. Tickets are $10, $7 for students, ...

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