Theater
Our critics salute the year’s outstanding productions, with some commentary on the state of the art.
The 2025 version of the Revels once again fills historic Sanders Theatre with comedy and music, while at the same time encouraging us to reflect on the things that are important in life — family, love, and the peaceful solitude of a cold winter’s night.
Two versions of “Hedda Gabler” — one gratifying, the other gauche.
One of the great playwrights of the 20th century, Tom Stoppard wrote to entertain, but with intellectual rigor.
“Fun Home”‘s relevance not only lies in how it flawlessly interweaves three storylines that revolve around the same character, but how it dramatizes, with grace, humor, and pathos, a familiar human struggle — looking at our parents through adult eyes.
Returning musicals take another shot at success – with very different outcomes.
Conveying the value of hope and resilience are undoubtedly important, but positing social and civic responsibility is also essential, and “Annie” clearly offers that opportunity.
“Summer, 1976” is a cleverly designed snapshot of a deep but fleeting friendship.
“Kim’s Convenience” offers a genial comic glimpse of an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity and an economic foothold.
Holiday Commentary: Making Room for the Stranger
Sometimes the stranger is someone who is very well known to us, like a father whose strange ways include a devotion to a certain story about a childhood in Wales.
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