This play raises important questions about morality and perception when faced with historical figures known for their atrocities. It challenges audiences to reflect on how naivety can shape our understanding of power and evil.

Òran Mór, Glasgow A naive Scottish academic is granted an audience with the genocidal Cambodian dictator in Jack MacGregor’s playIf you met a genocidal dictator how would you react? For the Scottish academic who is granted an audience with Cambodia’s Pol Pot in Jack MacGregor’s play, the first encounter leaves him blandly upbeat. “He seems quite nice,” he tells his friend, a sceptical American journalist.His naivety verges on the comic, but the play is at its most gripping when it takes the opinions of this specialist in economic history seriously. Played by Bobby Bradley, and known only as Stranger, he is the author of In Defence of Kampuchea, a paean to the Khmer Rouge, and is predisposed to see the good in policies such as the centralisation of a money-free economy.At <a href="https://playpiepint.com/our-brother/">Òran Mór, Glasgow</a>, until 13 September. Then at <a href="https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/a-play-a-pie-a-pint-our-brother-autumn-25">Traverse theatre, Edinburgh</a>, 16–20 September. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/sep/10/our-brother-review-pol-pot-oran-mor-glasgow">Continue reading...</a>

تطرح هذه المسرحية أسئلة مهمة حول الأخلاق والإدراك عند مواجهة شخصيات تاريخية معروفة بفظائعها. إنها تتحدى الجمهور للتفكير في كيفية تشكيل السذاجة لفهمنا للسلطة والشر.

Our Brother هي مسرحية لجاك ماكغريغور تستكشف لقاء أكاديمي اسكتلندي ساذج مع الدكتاتور الكمبودي بول بوت. الانطباع الأول للأكاديمي عن بول بوت إيجابي بشكل مدهش، مما يؤدي إلى سرد كوميدي ولكنه مثير للتفكير.

Esta obra plantea preguntas importantes sobre la moralidad y la percepción al enfrentarse a figuras históricas conocidas por sus atrocidades. Desafía al público a reflexionar sobre cómo la ingenuidad puede moldear nuestra comprensión del poder y el mal.

Our Brother es una obra de Jack MacGregor que explora el encuentro entre un académico escocés ingenuo y el dictador camboyano Pol Pot. La impresión inicial del académico sobre Pol Pot es sorprendentemente positiva, lo que lleva a una narrativa cómica pero reflexiva.

Cette pièce soulève des questions importantes sur la moralité et la perception face à des figures historiques connues pour leurs atrocités. Elle pousse le public à réfléchir sur la façon dont la naïveté peut façonner notre compréhension du pouvoir et du mal.

Our Brother est une pièce de Jack MacGregor qui explore la rencontre entre un universitaire écossais naïf et le dictateur cambodgien Pol Pot. L'impression initiale de l'universitaire sur Pol Pot est étonnamment positive, menant à un récit comique mais stimulant.

Our Brother is a play by Jack MacGregor that explores the encounter between a naive Scottish academic and the Cambodian dictator Pol Pot. The academic's initial impression of Pol Pot is surprisingly positive, leading to a comedic yet thought-provoking narrative.

Our Brother review – power games with Pol Pot

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