Alil Vardar’s THE DIVORCEES CLUB, a comedy from France, has crossed the Atlantic for its USA premiere at Penns Landing Playhouse.
View More THE DIVORCEES CLUB (Penns Landing Playhouse): Le divorce, c’est dommageCategory: Reviews
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (McCarter): Being a man in apartheid
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD is genuine work of theater and an authentic, authoritative look at a shameful period of South African history.
View More SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (McCarter): Being a man in apartheidDOUBT: A Parable (Lantern): Some things are certain
It may be daunting for theaters to produce the original theatrical source for a well-regarded movie, but Lantern Theater Company’s DOUBT shows why some plays are worth reclaiming for the stage.
View More DOUBT: A Parable (Lantern): Some things are certainTHE DELICATE HOUR (Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak): 60 minutes from memory
Shanahan writes that her research focuses on new movement language that expands the notions of body beyond those prescribed by Western approaches to dance. N
View More THE DELICATE HOUR (Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak): 60 minutes from memoryTHE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE (InterAct): Western sympathies come up against African cruelties
Jen Silverman’s play tells the story of a young woman who has moved to London to escape the dangers of being a lesbian in South Africa.
View More THE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE (InterAct): Western sympathies come up against African crueltiesPRIVATE LIVES (Walnut): Who is being mocked?
PRIVATE LIVES, as written by Coward, is funny because it exposes the savagery that exists beneath the polished façade of the English upper class.
View More PRIVATE LIVES (Walnut): Who is being mocked?THE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE (InterAct): 60-second review
A thrilling, thought-provoking, wonderfully heart-wrenching play now receiving its world premiere by InterAct Theatre Company.
View More THE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE (InterAct): 60-second reviewA LIFE IN THE THEATRE (Walnut): 60-second review
David Mamet’s amusing A LIFE IN THE THEATRE uses the simple interplay of two actors backstage at a repertory company, to talk about life outside the theater.
View More A LIFE IN THE THEATRE (Walnut): 60-second reviewSex on Stage in FEST (FringeArts) and KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE (American Realness [NYC])
What occurs in a theater when sex happens? Ivo Dimchev’s FEST and Florentina Holzinger and Vincent Riebeek’s KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE present two very different looks.
View More Sex on Stage in FEST (FringeArts) and KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE (American Realness [NYC])CLOSER (Luna): The sex is neither sensual nor dirty, it’s tactical
Campbell’s production allows us to see the raw humanity in these people—or, in many cases, the lack thereof.
View More CLOSER (Luna): The sex is neither sensual nor dirty, it’s tacticalON THE VERGE (Hedgerow): Self-discovery in the land of the unknown
There are so many layers to uncover in this work. It is a smart and clever piece; more performance art with humor and drama than a traditional comedy.
View More ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow): Self-discovery in the land of the unknownHOT ‘n’ COLE: A Cole Porter Celebration! (Mauckingbird): What a swell party it is
Get yourself a glass of wine and enjoy Porter’s musical repartee and stylish insinuation, the swell costumes, and the sophisticated atmosphere.
View More HOT ‘n’ COLE: A Cole Porter Celebration! (Mauckingbird): What a swell party it isTHE BODY OF AN AMERICAN (Wilma): War lives in all of us
Did anyone anywhere actually believe that being photographed would take away the soul, or is that the kind of ethnocentric nonsense we need good foreign journalism to counter?
View More THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN (Wilma): War lives in all of usSTOMP (Merriam): Still going strong
Why has STOMP, with its pedestrian costumes and trash yard set, stood the test of time?
View More STOMP (Merriam): Still going strongALICE’s ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Quintessence): Mystifying appearances and disappearances, levitations and mysterious goings-on at Mount Airy’s Sedgwick Theater
For the latest installment in their tradition of performing literary family classics for the holidays, Quintessence Theatre Group brings ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and its parade of beloved batty characters to Sedgwick Theater.
View More ALICE’s ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Quintessence): Mystifying appearances and disappearances, levitations and mysterious goings-on at Mount Airy’s Sedgwick Theater1,1 HOLIDAY REVUE SPECIAL (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): Family fun?
Ordinarily I wouldn’t recommend JUNK for children, but the company’s 1.1 Holiday Revue Special is just fabulous.
View More 1,1 HOLIDAY REVUE SPECIAL (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): Family fun?MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT (Act II Playhouse): 60-second review
Presented in variety-show style with skits, songs, and improv sessions, this show is downright funny.
View More MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT (Act II Playhouse): 60-second reviewPLAID TIDINGS (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A budding 50s guy group that met an untimely end in an accident find themselves out of their heavenly digs and back on Earth – in front of a live audience.
View More PLAID TIDINGS (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewTHE SANTALAND DIARIES (Flashpoint): The return of a hilarious holiday tradition
Flashpoint Theatre Company brings back its signature show for the holidays, David Sedaris’s THE SANTALAND DIARIES, for a ten-performance pre-Christmas run.
View More THE SANTALAND DIARIES (Flashpoint): The return of a hilarious holiday traditionBEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Arden): An innovative retelling of a favorite fairytale
Director Whit MacLaughlin employs both live actors and shadow puppets to convey both the darkness and magic of the popular story.
View More BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Arden): An innovative retelling of a favorite fairytale