Groundswell

"The lives of three disappointed men intersect with volatile consequences in �Groundswell,� an engrossing South African play"
Charles Isherwood
New York Times

"the overall story is blunted by a creaky cat-and-mouse construction and too many clich�s"
Joe Dziemianowicz
New York Daily News

"neither satisfying suspense nor illuminating metaphor."
Elisabeth Vincentelli
New York Post

"a tense look at post-apartheid South Africa." & "brisk but thoughtful"
Adam R. Perlman
Back Stage

"everything collapses toward the end of the one-hour-40-minute evening, as each character figuratively grabs a soapbox to air the grievances of his race and class, effectively destroying dramatic believability."
Robert Feldberg
The Record

"It's not often you get a play as skillfully constructed as Ian Bruce's "Groundswell," which manages to marry the suspense of a melodramatic thriller with a thoughtful examination of the aftereffects of apartheid in present-day South Africa."
Michael Kuchwara
Associated Press

"adroit direction" & "marvelously economical play "
David Rooney
Variety