Her tiger cranks out random noise on an electric guitar, cites Dante and muses on the ethics of eating children and the redemptive benefits of going vegetarian. Remarkably, this is not the strangest thing about Rajiv Joseph’s unhinged study of conflict, human cruelty and belief, which is baggy and meandering but full of bold themes and imagery. Based on a real event in the war, the play was a hit in LA in 2009 and on Broadway in 2011 and receives a welcome European premiere here. It’s brutal, hilariously serious and utterly compelling, directed with the itchy feel of a nightmare by Omar Elerian.
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: Wickedly funny with a nightmare feel
