The old bromide “Be careful what you wish for” is richly applied in Art House, Idly Bent Theatre Company’s East Coast premiere of an intriguing new work from Australian actress & playwright Rachael Coopes. Two sisters develop a fake suicide scheme that grants them both what they claim to want, yet the cost to their […]
The Birthday Party
“Don’t let them tell you what to do!” cries Petey, famously, as his houseguest Stanley is muscled away in the grip of two mysterious strangers. The plea echoes through the spooky final minutes of The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter’s fascinating 1958 tale of suspense. But it also sounds a lot like a working manifesto for […]