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A Welsh Play Is Coming: Inis Nua presents HOW TO BE BRAVE

Smalley Bogg March 16, 2021 No Comments

Inis Nua Theatre continues its 17th season with the American premiere of How to Be Brave by Welsh playwright Siân Owen. Set in Newport, Wales,…

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THE NIGHT ALIVE (Inis Nua): 60-second review

Christopher Munden October 12, 2019 No Comments

A quiet, human look at modern isolation

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Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004

Henrik Eger September 2, 2019 No Comments

Revisiting Philly theater history through the eyes of one of its finest critics.

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BOX CLEVER (Inis Nua): 60-second review

Rudolf Schreiber February 9, 2019 1 Comment

With BOX CLEVER, Inis Nua has done the impossible: make bureaucracy theatrical.

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OUR FEW AND EVIL DAYS (Inis Nua): Tantalizing ambiguity

Toby Zinman April 30, 2018 No Comments

This is difficult review to write since almost anything I’d say would be a spoiler. I can say this much: Go see it.

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LOVE, LIES AND TAXIDERMY (Inis Nua): To Wales with love

Christopher Munden February 21, 2018 No Comments

Perhaps it is Harris’s adept characterization of economic pains and societal pressures which sets light romantic comedy in pleasant relief.

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LEPER + CHIP (Inis Nua): More booze than the Bard

Christopher Munden February 19, 2017 No Comments

A fast-paced shaggy dog tale of love and revenge, told mostly in dueling monologs of Irish brogue

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DUBLIN BY LAMPLIGHT (Inis Nua / Drexel MPiRP): Irish theater for the theatrical

Dorie Byrne November 18, 2016 No Comments

Inis Nua Theatre Company’s 2011 breakout hit DUBLIN BY LAMPLIGHT returns to the stage in partnership with Drexel University’s Mandell Professionals in Residence Project

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“Nothing about us without us”: The Radicalisation of CHELSEA Manning

Emily Kluver May 29, 2016 1 Comment

When does the subject trump gender identity? Responses to the latest Inis Nua production.

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THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING (Inis Nua): An unforgettable examination of a critical American subject

Debra Miller May 1, 2016 4 Comments

An intense and impactful bio-play on Bradley Manning makes its powerful American debut in a stellar production by Inis Nua.

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We Are All Chelsea Manning: Inis Nua actors on what THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING means to them

Christopher Munden April 29, 2016 6 Comments

We asked the actors in this challenging production: Who is Bradley Manning to you?

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SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks

Ninni Saajola February 22, 2016 No Comments

Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.

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SPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to libraries

Debra Miller February 20, 2016 1 Comment

A funny, touching, and uplifting 70-minute solo show considers the vital importance of books, libraries, and a supportive community on human happiness and development.

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Upcoming Readings

Christopher Munden January 13, 2016 No Comments

  What: How Green Was My Valley with music by Roger Ames and book and lyrics by Elizabeth Bassine; The Gig with music, book, and lyrics by Doug Cohen;…

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Old Friends and Frequent Collaborators Get HOOKED! An interview with Tom Reing and Charlie DelMarcelle

Debra Miller October 7, 2015 No Comments

Director Tom Reing and actor Charlie DelMarcelle talk about their childhood, their collaborations, and Inis Nua’s upcoming production of HOOKED!

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From the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry Smith

Debra Miller October 2, 2015 No Comments

British-born actor Harry Smith talks about his background in the UK, his life and career in Philadelphia, and his upcoming debut on Broadway.

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PENELOPE (Inis Nua): Love and death in a hot country

Christopher Munden April 16, 2015 No Comments

Enda Walsh’s existential thought-play treads a well-worn path, but it does so with intelligence and poetry.

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Corinna Burns in Inis Nua’s LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Photo credit: Katie Reing)
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LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deception

Debra Miller February 7, 2015 No Comments

What do art forgers and the theater have in common? Both try to convince you that something is real when it’s not, and both do…

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CIPHERS (Inis Nua): An ultra-modern spy thriller

L. Haber October 13, 2014 No Comments

CIPHERS displays an ultra-modern set, an unflinchingly poised cast, and all the classic elements of an intriguing spy thriller,

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Is there money in theater? Where does it come from? Who gets it?

Christopher Munden April 15, 2014 5 Comments

Phindie looks at tax returns for local theaters to see how much they brought in from what sources. We also look at who the best paid employee was for each “non-profit”.

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