Black Watch returns for second tour

For fans of the Celtic sound, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater brings the bagpipes back to town with the return of the National Theatre of Scotland’s “Black Watch.” The 110-minute play (no intermission) tells the story of a Scottish regiment’s tour in Iraq, staged at the Chicago Park District’s Broadway Armory.

Hedy Weiss wrote of their first engagement last year: “The military may have its own very specific definition of a “theater of war,” which involves geographical boundaries and strategic planning. But with the arrival here of “Black Watch,” the National Theatre of Scotland’s galvanic, angry, heart-shredding, physically thrilling touring production about the experiences of a group of soldiers stationed in Iraq — that phrase has been redefined.”

Black Watch runs from Oct. 10-21 and tickets are $38.

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