This is not the admiring smirk or a contemptuous Ha-ha!, but fall-off-your-chair, eye-mopping hilarity.
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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT (Lantern): Conveying a larger truth
In the political news in the past few years, the concern has been not with the lifespan of facts, but the lifespan of lies
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What’s going on behind the scenes?: Interview with Bernard Havard on working with his creative team at the Walnut Street Theatre
Bernard Havard shares his experiences with his creative team for A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde:
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As if Oscar Wilde himself had arrived on the Walnut stage: Interview with Bernard Havard on casting and working with his actors
Part 2 of Henrik Eger’s interview with Walnut Theatre head Bernard Havard
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Risks can lead to financial loss: Interview with Bernard Havard on A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at the Walnut Street Theatre
Bernard Havard discusses the risks of running a theater as few producers and directors would be willing to
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An Important Role: Karen Peakes on playing Wilde at the Walnut
Karen Peakes is portraying the sassy, outspoken Mrs. Allonby in A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at the Walnut
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A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): Dropping a stream of bon mots from the sofa
How wonderful that we have Oscar Wilde’s works and can go and see his plays
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A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): 60-second review
A play of little importance
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Philadelphia Theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 1: 2002–2003
Remembering Philadelphia theater history through the eyes of a venerable theater reviewer.
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Theater in Sketch: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Walnut Street)
A review in words and sketch by Chuck Schultz and Yumna Tolaimate
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BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (Walnut Street): Ken Ludwig’s version turns the story on its head
An ancestral manor, a family curse, a fiend: Ken Ludwig’s version turns this Sherlock Holmes story on its head.
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THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story
Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.
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BLITHE SPIRIT (PA Shakes): 60-second review
Nothing beats watching actors at the top of their game biting into crunchy material and whipping it into a tasty delight.
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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (PA Shakes): Shrewd Shakespeare
A good production that benefits most when it puts farce aside and concentrates on two people using their will to create partnership and harmony
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Taken Hostage By a Play: Interview with Ian Merrill Peakes on THE INVISIBLE HAND
Theatre Exile’s production of THE INVISIBLE HAND features an all-star creative team. We interviewed them.
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THE INVISIBLE HAND (Theatre Exile): A gripping, thinking person’s play about the wages of self-interest
To call THE INVISIBLE HAND dramatic would be an understatement.
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[podcast] J. Paul Nicholas on THE INVISIBLE HAND
J. Paul Nicholas on the politics and conversations that surround this well-executed production.
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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Walnut): A wacky look at the backstory of Peter Pan
An outstanding ensemble recounts the backstory of Peter Pan in a madcap prequel with music.
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HARVEY (Walnut): Burns slow, then hops right along
The story is a little dated, but that is part of its charm, like watching a Norman Rockwell painting come to life.
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EQUIVOCATION (Arden): They made him an offer he can’t refuse
In the wake of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, Shakespeare is summoned to take on a play commission for the Crown.
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