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Helen Epstein

Book Review: “Franci’s War” — A Very Relevant Holocaust Memoir

Here we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: A Woman’s Story of Survival, Franci Rabinek Epstein, Franci’s War, Helen Epstein, Holocaust, memoir

Theater Review: “Curve of Departure” — A Wonderfully Provocative Comedy

Playwright Rachel Bonds has written an often-hilarious script which nonetheless deals with such serious and widespread issues as spousal and child abandonment, drug addiction, the right to death with dignity, and same-sex adoption of children.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Chester Theatre Company, Culture Vulture, Curve of Departure, Helen Epstein, Keira Naughton, Rachel Bonds

Theater Review: “On the Exhale” — Wild, Angry, and Powerful

On the Exhale is one of the most powerful and uncompromising one-person shows I’ve ever seen.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Culture Vulture, Helen Epstein, On the Exhale, Tara Franklin

Theater Review: “The Children” — Scientists Under Pressure

The production strikes a fine balance between comedy and seriousness, public and private concerns, bringing a complex and compelling play to vibrant life.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Helen Epstein, Jonathan Epstein, Shakespeare & Company, The Children

Book Review: Anne Frank’s Diary — The Graphic Version

I’m impressed with the new adaptation and depressed that it’s considered necessary.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, Ari-Folman, David Polansky, graphic novel, Helen Epstein

Theater Review: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” — A Not So Subtle Sequel

The action is set in an incongruous and ahistorical no-man’s land, adrift between realistic drama and farce.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Doll's House Part 2, Barrington Stage Company, Culture Vulture, Helen Epstein, Joe Calarco, Lucas Hnath

Visual Arts Review: “Women Artists in Paris 1850-1900” — A Fabulous Surprise

Who knew that there were dozens of first-rate female American, Scandinavian, German, Swiss, French and Russian painters in Paris in the second half of the 19th century?

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Clark Art Institute, Culture Vulture, Ellen Thesleff, Hannah (Hirsch) Pauli, Helen Epstein, Mary Cassatt, Women Artists in Paris 1850-1900

Theater Review: “The Cake” — Not a Sugary Culture Clash

The Cake is a smart, stinging, and eerily timely comedy that feels timeless.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bekah Brunstetter, Culture Vulture, Helen Epstein, Jennifer Chambers, The Cake

Feature: Favorite Books of 2017

Some of our critics talk about the books that meant the most to them over the past year.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged: Bob Israel, Harvey Blume, Helen Epstein, Lucas Spiro, Matt Hanson

Reviewer weighs in on #MeToo

Polling classmates from her all-girls high school, Helen Epstein hears them remember their experiences facing sexual predators on the subway. 

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: Culture Vulture, Helen Epstein

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