Reviews

What a great production...! We were riveted from the start. 'Our not-easily-impressed 13 year old' said she had expected to be bored, but wasn't! We certainly had some interesting discussion on the way home. So bravo to everyone involved.

We really enjoyed ourselves at the play. ... I can't imagine all the work involved in putting the play together, especially with such complex dialogue. We liked the twists and turns of the plot."

"We have seen a lot of professional theatre, including the Toronto production of Twelve Angry Men, and this was just an amazing show. The venue and the theatre-in-the-round staging were perfect. We were very impressed and so glad we came."

"Wow! I really felt like I was a member of the jury."

Twelve Angry Men

by Reginald Rose
Adapted by Sherman L Sergel
Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois
Presented in ICHTHYS Theatre's signature surround-theatre format
    July 2008
  • 25-27, Show time - 7:30pm
  • Wesley United Church Hall, Corner of Superior and Cayuga Streets, Brantford
A nineteen year old boy has just stood trial for the murder of his father.

“He doesn’t stand a chance,” mutters the guard as he ushers the jurors into a room to deliberate.

It looks like an open-and-shut case, until one of the jurors votes not guilty, and starts asking questions. He wonders about inconsistencies in the testimonies of witnesses and the accused himself. He wants to spend some time talking. Others resist.

“This is a remarkable thing about democracy,” says the foreign-born juror, “that we are notified to come and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man…. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing.”

But it does become personal – very personal. Each juror reveals more and more about himself as the men re-examine the facts in search of the truth. The murder is re-enacted – revealing a new murder threat. Tempers grow short, arguments grow heated, and the jury becomes twelve very angry and conflicted men. They can’t leave until they are unanimous, and opinions become entrenched. Is the boy guilty or not guilty? Is there reasonable doubt? Are they a hung jury?

The audience will follow the tense action as they surround the jury sitting at their table, looking over their shoulders, listening to their questions and accusations, biases and revelations.

If you have ever wanted to be a fly on the wall of a jury room, this is your chance! You’ll become one with those angry men, taking sides, sweating it out to the bitter end, and sharing in their collective sigh of relief in stumbling and struggling through to the truth.