Here, then, are two books that provide a fine literary introduction to one of the richest flowerings of poetry in European culture.
Book Review: “Time of Gratitude” — The Quiet Happiness of Being Unnecessary
Russian poet Gennady Aygi wrote as an outsider, an ethnic outlier as well as a free-verse stylist of his generation.
Theater Review: “The Doctor’s Dilemma” — Problem Solved
The ethical deliberations and the professional backbiting and banter of the doctors fare well in the skilled hands of the director and cast.
Theater Review: “Constellations” — A Drama about the Music of Time
Nick Payne’s fascinating Constellations takes the cosmic paradoxes of time head on.
Theater Review: “The Whipping Man” — A Secular Haggadah
Flawed and perhaps overwrought, The Whipping Man is worth watching because of the intensity of its individual scenes.
Theater Review: A Stylish “Steel Magnolias” at Peterborough Players
This Peterborough Players production deserves a longer run than it has in the company’s inaugural winter season.
Theater Review: “Mass Appeal” — A Compelling Drama of Ritual
Profoundly conservative and radically fresh, Mass Appeal justifies its title in the Peterborough Players fine production.
Theater Review: “Cry Havoc” — The Bard on War, and the Pity of War
Cry Havoc’s message: We expend energy in preparing young men and women for war, but no effort in re-engaging them into the life of not-war.
Theater Review: A Fresh Take on GBS’s “Pygmalion”
The staging is a brash translation of Shaw’s early twentieth-century delicacy into twenty-first century Yankee sensibilities.
Fuse Theater Review: “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” — A Playful Play on Chekhov
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike goes on about a half hour too long, but the quality of the acting overcomes the longueurs.