David Greenham

Theater Review: Queen Mab’s “Dream” — Good and Necessary

December 17, 2019
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Queen Mab’s premiere production is an energetic, 80-minute, one-man performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Theater Review: New Rep’s “Oliver!” — Less Boundless Energy, Please

December 8, 2019
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The spirit of Oliver! explodes on stage here, and that is a credit to the ambitions of this company.

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Theater Review: Praxis Stage’s “Coriolanus” — Riled-Up Warriors

October 30, 2019
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The audience members were as diverse as the cast, the show is not being staged in a traditional space in Boston, and the play is incredibly relevant.

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Theater Review: “The Purists” — Rapping Out the Blues

September 14, 2019
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With The Purists, Dan McCabe has written a comic drama that not only has a lot to say, but does it with an enormous amount of playful vim and vigor.

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Theater Review: “The Lifespan of a Fact” — Truth and Consequences

September 4, 2019
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In a taut 90 minutes, The Lifespan of a Fact zeroes in on some key issues that we’re grappling with as a country — or ought to be.

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Theater Review: “Steel Magnolias” — Female Bonding

July 24, 2019
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Over thirty years after it premiered, the script remains touching and funny, with the added merit that it provides a refreshing respite from the sour discourse of 2019.

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Theater Review: “School Girls” — Teaching Lessons

May 6, 2019
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School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is a serious comedy that takes aim at our provinciality and ignorance.

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Theater Review: “Once” — Everything Goes Brilliantly Right

March 5, 2019
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Once is a wonderful musical and the Speakeasy Stage production does exquisitely right by its considerable merits.

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Theater Review: “The Half-Light” — A Powerful Excursion into the Spirit World

March 4, 2019
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The Half-Light is a play about ghosts that, while offering intimations of mortality, ends up exuding a charming and infectious romantic spirit.

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Theater Review: “Heartland” — Pointing the Finger at Us

January 16, 2019
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Heartland proffers a rare combination — it is a prescient history lesson that also works dramatically.

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