The Bald Soprano always wears her hair in the same style. And The Bald Soprano, written in 1950 by Eugene Ionesco as a “tragedy of…
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Eugene Ionesco’s THE BALD SOPRANO (IRC): 2017 Fringe Review
Tina Brock and company make Ionesco’s absurd SOPRANO sing.
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Theater in Sketch: THE ENCHANTED (IRC) and A DOLL’S HOUSE (Swarthmore)
Comparinge the absurdist comedy of Giraudoux with the serious drama of Ibsen.
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THE ENCHANTED (IRC): a great revival speaks to our times
Philly’s favorite absurdist company Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium revives Jean Giraudoux’s THE ENCHANTED.
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International Fringe 2016: A welcome to theater from around the world, including refugees
The International Philly Fringe: A welcome to 28 countries
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THE CHAIRS (Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium): 2016 Fringe review 8
IRC presents a must-see revival of Eugene Ionesco’s 1952 classic THE CHAIRS, a defining work of the theater of the absurd.
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“Casting call” for the chairs in Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS: Interview with IRC artistic director Tina Brock
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium brings Eugene Ionesco’s hilarious, controversial, absurdist classic THE CHAIRS to the 2016 Fringe Festival. We talk to director Tina Brock about the show.
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Ionesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair
Tina Brock talks about Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s Fringe show Eugene Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS.
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THE YEAR OF THE RAW ONION (IRC): A cabaret cocktail of satire and absurdity
A series of stand-up monologues culled from the satirical articles of The Onion delivered riotous socio-political commentary in a fast-paced 75 minutes.
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Corruption Then, Corruption Now: Interview with IRC director Tina Brock about Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
IRC director Tina Brock shares her insights and experiences in producing and directing Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR.
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THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (IRC): Corruption!
A production that forefronts Gogol’s surprising, desperate, hypnotizing dialogue. Illustration by Mike Jackson.
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Inspecting the Circus Sideshow of Government: IRC director Tina Brock talks Gogol
In this two-part interview with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium (IRC) director Tina Brock shares facts and her insights on Gogol’s The Government Inspector,
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Sketches of Ives: IRC’s ALL IN THE TIMING
Here’s what Chuck Schultz saw at the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s production of ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives.
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ALL IN THE TIMING (IRC): Six fast and funny existentialist shorts
A collection of six short one-act comedies address the existentialist dilemma and pose the ubiquitous question, “What if?”
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When an actor cannot move, the director has to jump in: Tina Brock is the new KING in the sold-out final performances of Ionesco’s classic
Director Tina Brock shares her thoughts as she steps into the lead role for IRC’s final performances of EXIT THE KING
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“Performing Ionesco is a sport”: Interview with EXIT THE KING director Tina Brock
Henrik Eger talks to director Tina Brock about this intriguing Fringe production.
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Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING
Philadelphia’s favorite absurdist theater troupe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, is Fringing all Festival long with Eugene Ionesco’s EXIT THE KING. Henrik Eger talks to the six…
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EXIT THE KING (IRC): 2015 Fringe Review 1
Ionesco’s absurdist tragicomedy on death and the human condition comes to life in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s hilarious and affecting production.
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Deb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2015 Fringe Festival
Top Philly theater writer Deb Miller previews the best of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
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A STREETCAR NAMED DURANG (IRC): 60-second review
High-energy hilarity fills L’Étage as the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium remounts its 2008 Fringe hit, a trio of one-act parodies by Christopher Durang.
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