Sentence examples for savaged the play from inspiring English sources

(The reviews, when they came, savaged the play while celebrating the impish comedic talents of Ms. Martin, a Second City Television and Broadway veteran).

Democrats savaged the plan.

The 1950's brought the so-called Angry Young Men who savaged the British class system in plays like John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger".

Gophers savaged the roots.

Indeed, in intelligent and savage satire, the play makes a pretty good case for bigamy as a lifestyle choice.

In an introduction to his compelling versions of Strindberg plays, Gregory Motton savages the culture of writers writing versions from literal translations.

As Sir Ian performs the savage dance of the play's title, it is a fearsomely brutal activity, a physical lashing out at all obstacles real and spectral.

The play was savaged by most of the mainstream critics when it opened but soon became a downtown hit and crossover sensation.

Then he sat down and said, "O' Toole's Scottish play was savaged by the critics, because he covered it with so much blood.

When his friend Terence Rattigan's charming first play was savaged by the influential critic James Agate, Gielgud wrote a strong letter of protest to Agate's newspaper.

Though the play includes savage and fatal acts of violence, it is more accepting of human frailties than has been Mr. Lucas's wont.