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A Tale of Two Cities

Theater Review: “A Tale of Two Cities” — Beware the Revolution!

Given Dickens’ penny-a-word driven verbosity and his fondness for resolving every plot point with a flurry of coincidences, adapter McEleney seems undecided: is this history play a tragedy or a farce?

By: Mary Paula Hunter Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Tale of Two Cities, Brian McEleney, Mary Paula Hunter, Trinity Repertory Company

Theater Review: “Madame Defarge” — Epic Lite

Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, David Greenham, Gloucester Stage Company, Madame Defarge, musical, Wendy Kesselman

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