Theater
Anything Helps God Bless would benefit from sharpening its dramatic focus, even though that means losing some valuable material.
Fuse theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.
Bill Rauch and company keep the superficial contrivances hurtling along at a fast enough pace so we aren’t given much time to think.
All in all, Allyn Burrows has assembled a solidly entertaining production of a perennial Shakespearean favorite for the winter season.
The Christmas Revels is very much a celebration, and one with a lovely spirit.
Despite some small misfires, Going to See the Kid tells an amusing, heartfelt story with confidence and flair.
Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation provides a delightful evening of tall-tale storytelling that reverberates with deeper meanings amid a cross-cultural context.
Di, Viv, and Rose make for an irresistible trio in Amelia Bulmore’s moving play.
The Underground Railway Theater serves up an hour and fifteen minutes of enchantment.
What the play lacks in surprise, the Wilbury treatment makes up for in excellent staging, acting, and a commitment to physical theater.
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