Theater
One of Unknown Soldier’s powerful choices is that its central characters are not your standard young lovers.
Read MoreFor all of its sound and fury and smoke, the CSC’s version of King Lear is solid rather than surprising or exciting.
Read MoreThe relationship between a now-single mother and her bright, troubled daughter makes for a convincing, pertinent, and deeply funny play.
Read MoreThe play’s made up of domestic confrontations in which dramatist Suzanne Heathcote at times moves past moments of high tension at high speed.
Read MoreLike Samuel Beckett, Enda Walsh does not ignore the tenderness that flourishes, often under the duress of absurdity.
Read MoreThis production of Charley’s Aunt has the rhythm of a Mozart operatic finale — all the parts contribute to a dizzy harmony.
Read MoreFederico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding remains edgier than most American fare in this century.
Read MoreIn Kinship, dramatist Carey Perloff hasn’t found a language that conveys irrational longing.
Read MoreWhile 887 explores the political, historical, and cultural ramifications of centuries-old racism, Robert Lepage never panders to victim mentality polemics.
Read MoreJohn Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a romantic comedy, so you can guess the dénouement, but all the fun is in getting there.
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