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Hand to God review " satanic sock-puppet satire gives in to temptation by Michael Billington

Vaudeville, LondonRobert Askins's Broadway hit about a Bible belt teenager in thrall to a foul-mouthed puppet is merely crudeAmerican religious fervour inevitably breeds a reaction. Although Robert Askins's play has made a five-year journey from the theatrical margins to Broadway hit, it strikes me as a coarse, crude satire that " not unlike The Book of Mormon " greets one form of excess with another. Related: Sock i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM on February 16, 2016

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