Howard Davies's modern-dress production floats the notion of 21st-century parallels (anyone for creationism?) without really making these illuminating.
The refugee crisis, resentment over immigration, beheadings by Isis, Islamophobia, distrust of government, the ruination of our planet – all have their parallels, for anyone with the wit to watch the show as more than horror thriller.
I make no parallels to anyone's situation, but I do point out that redemption is one of our favorite stories, from High Noon to Star Wars to Groundhog Day (I don't mention the "Shawshank" variety, though I'm sure it crosses a few minds); we hope that honor, or something like it, will be restored to the worthy when the smoke clears.
In parallel, the hunt for anyone who might be accused of insulting the monarchy is intensifying.
The accident propels Lisa into a kind of parallel universe in which anyone who might be helpful to her is rendered useless.
During Mr. Olson's Senate confirmation hearing, Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, said to him, "I can't find any parallel in history of anyone who was as actively involved in politics as you and went on to become solicitor general".
As he peddles along at night the bike "casts" an elephant's silhouette onto buildings running parallel to him, giving anyone opposite glancing out their window a quick shock, no doubt.
Anyone see a parallel with Big Tobacco?
The parallel was not lost on anyone.
Not long ago, in arguing against transit radio, we posed what we thought at the time was an absurd parallel; we said that if anyone….
