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Tag: Farce

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut): A funny thing is happening now at the Walnut

Ralph Malachowski September 30, 2017 No Comments

Sondheim’s classic musical in a new production is directed by Frank Ferrante.

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MOON OVER BUFFALO (People’s Light): A few doors short of a farce

Cameron Kelsall July 26, 2017 2 Comments

Why did People’s Light exhume this largely forgotten play from its well-deserved obscurity?

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THE NERD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall June 29, 2017 No Comments

Larry Shue’s 1979 farce has seen better days.

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Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)

Chuck Schultz June 22, 2017 No Comments

Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity

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HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything

Cameron Kelsall June 13, 2017 1 Comment

Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling.…

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CAT-A-STROPHE (Fail Better): 2016 Fringe review 1

Lisa Panzer September 8, 2016 1 Comment

Fallacies and facts concerning male-female relations are explored within a farcical framework.

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Flying with BOEING BOEING Captain Damon Bonetti: An interview with the Hedgerow director

Henrik Eger July 17, 2016 No Comments

Damon Bonetti returns to Hedgerow Theatre for another summer farce.

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THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (IRC): Corruption!

Julius Ferraro February 8, 2016 No Comments

A production that forefronts Gogol’s surprising, desperate, hypnotizing dialogue. Illustration by Mike Jackson.

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SHIPWRECKED! (Walnut): A delight of theater

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper October 17, 2015 No Comments

SHIPWRECKED! goes to the heart of storytelling. It doesn’t matter whether a tale is true or false as long as it engages and even thrills.

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THE 39 STEPS (Bristol Riverside Theatre): Intense mystery and low comedy

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper October 7, 2014 No Comments

Intense mystery and low comedy combine in Patrick Barlow’s stage version of THE 39 STEPS.

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