Inoffensive little play built on the book of biblical apocrypha known as the Book of Tobit. Bridie writes in a mild-mannered comedic style that was popular in the 1930s, but would surely not fare so well in the modern theatre. Tobit sends his son Tobias to receive repayment for a debt. An angel in disguise helps the boy through a series of romantic and magical adventures. Fluffy and generally entertaining, with an occasional solid laugh. ( )

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