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‘Driving Miss Daisy’ in Ambler
The truth behind the fiction
Superb acting distinguishes this new production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, a classic but widely misunderstood allegory of the Civil Rights movement in America’s Deep South.
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'As You Like It' by Lantern Theater Company
A likeable As You Like It
Lantern aces the romance and comedy of As You Like It, and adds beautiful music as well.
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3 minute read
Trevor Nunn directs Shakespeare's 'Pericles'
All overboard
Trevor Nunn’s Pericles gives a fresh hearing to one of Shakespeare’s most neglected texts.
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'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' at the Academy of Music
A legend set to music
Setting our lives to music makes the hard parts so much more palatable. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical makes us feel good about ourselves and the possibility of happiness with and without marriage, even if it’s just a modern day fairytale.
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‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ at Hedgerow Theatre
Murder most formulaic
Hedgerow premieres a stage version of Agatha Christie's first novel, which introduced Hercule Poirot to the world.
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'Richard III' at People's Light
Disorder in the court
Any production of Richard III stands or falls on its leading actor, and Pete Pryor is splendid in the role. He's at turns frightening and repulsive, and he taps into the currents of extremely dark humor that underlie the character.
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August Wilson's 'Two Trains Running' at the Arden (second review)
The black experience then and now
Two Trains Running addresses the problem of racial, if not gender, diversity in the theater. It’s interesting to note the ways in which the discussions the characters were having in 1969 are still relevant today.
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August Wilson's 'Two Trains Running' at the Arden (first review)
The many meanings of 'race'
Two Trains Running presents no simple description or prescription about the challenges of being a black man at a pivotal time in history. Set in the diner of one Memphis Lee, Wilson’s play presents six men whose varied experiences give us a full look at the times.
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Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' at the McCarter
Agatha Christie: Still relevant
McCarter's revival of The Mousetrap shows the play is not only groundbreaking, but still timely and entertaining.
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3 minute read
Royal National Theatre's 'As You Like It' in HD
A loveable As You Like It
The National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy sets a new standard for theatrical imagination (and you can see it locally).
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4 minute read