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STUPID FUCKING BIRD (Arden): A sidesplitting and insightful reinvention of Chekhov

Debra Miller September 22, 2016 No Comments

Aaron Posner’s hilarious reinvention of The Seagull captures all of Chekhov’s laughable characters, absurdities of life, and self-references to the theater from a 21st-century perspective.

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GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want

Julius Ferraro December 15, 2015 No Comments

GENTLEMAN VOLUNTEERS displays charm, psychological interest, and fringe sentiment which planted the roots of Pig Iron’s experimentation.

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2014/15 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater

Christopher Munden August 14, 2015 1 Comment

Local theater writers vote for their favorites in twelve categories!

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Ian Merrill Peakes as Macbeth with Ben Dibble as Banquo. Photo by Mark Garvin.
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MACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]

Michael Fisher April 13, 2015 No Comments

The elements which displease other writers are what makes this production a success, according to Michael Fisher in review five of the ongoing Critical Mass series.

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MACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]

Jessica Foley March 28, 2015 No Comments

Jessica Foley gives this week’s critical mass take on MACBETH at the Arden, part of a new review series on Phindie.

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MACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]

Ninni Saajola March 20, 2015 10 Comments

Alexander Burns’ production of MACBETH at Arden Theatre Company is energetic and visually engaging, but it lacks ferocity and substance.

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MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]

Christopher Munden March 12, 2015 No Comments

Burns maintains the energy and pacing of his best work for Quintessence and takes full advantage of the Arden’s high production values to create an exuberant and understandable version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece.

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Twelfth Night Pig Iron
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TWELFTH NIGHT, or WHAT YOU WILL (Pig Iron/FringeArts): The 1602 equivalent of a holiday special

Nicole Forrester December 12, 2013 1 Comment

TWELFTH NIGHT being the 1602 equivalent of a holiday special, there’s no shortage of booze-riddled merriment in Pig Iron’s revival from the 2011 Fringe Festival.

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TWELFTH NIGHT (Pig Iron): Upends Expectations, Rights Shakespeare’s Play

Julius Ferraro December 10, 2013 No Comments

David Patrick Stearns writes yet another petulant review, this time of Pig Iron’s TWELFTH NIGHT. If he whines enough that he isn’t entertained at theater…

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