I just finished reading Chesterton's The Surprise.
It was his final play, written in 1932, but it was not published or performed during his lifetime. His secretary, Dorothy Collins, edited the manuscript and it was published in 1952.
I had read Magic before, but none of his other plays.
The Surprise was clever, entertaining, and I found the dialogue witty. Shaw was correct to suggest Chesterton should write plays. Too bad he did not write more.
I won't discuss the plot, other than to say it does include a couple of surprises.
One surprise is that Chesterton looks at some deeper issues such as free will, obedience, and omnipotence.
There was a production of it done by the Chesterton folks for EWTN.
Quite enjoyable!
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