Summer at Nohant

If you are accustomed to seeing paired down black box productions at the Flashpoint venue, the well-crafted nineteenth century salon will be a pleasant surprise.

Gdirl from Gdansk

Gdirl from Gdansk, the latest play from Ireland’s Liam Heylin being given its world premiere here by Keegan Theatre, is an appealing work whose gentle charms gradually enfold the audience.

Talk Radio

Roman Gusso gives a bravura, take-no-prisoners performance as the tormented talk show host Barry Champlain in Stroyka Theatre’s Talk Radio.

The Constellation

Gwydion Suilebhan’s The Constellation is an unusual love story between two homeless people, and the love of a young man for the historic ship The U.S.S. Constellation.

Permanent Collection

Thomas Gibbons’ Permanent Collection is an intelligent and provocative work that will leave the audience thinking long after they have left the theatre.

Constant State of Panic

As someone frequently amused by alarmist TV news teasers  like “Could your drinking water be polluted?  Details at eleven!”.  So I was intrigued by the concept underlying Constant State of Panic, Madcap Players’ world premiere of  Patrick Gabridge’s play.

Mommy Queerest

Judy Gold’s solo show Mommie Queerest is a wonderful juxtaposition of the mundane, the unusual, and the occasionally outrageous.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The ambitious young company at 1st Stage has had a run of successful productions, but the law of inevitability may have caught up with them with this production of the classic swashbuckler The Prisoner of Zenda.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe

Some of Washington’s favorite actors inhabit this Tom Isbell Christmas concoction, with songs written by the witty Mark Russell.

Annie

A cynic might say the musical Annie is family theatre cooked up by recipe. Start with a plucky young girl looking for love and family, add orphans, mix in cartoonish villains, stir with a rich businessman, marinate repeatedly with a memorable song, sprinkle in just enough historical humor for the parents, and serve with a [...]

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