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Richard Bean

Theater Review: “One Man, Two Guvnors” — From Brighton to Boston

Director Spiro Veloudos keeps the clockwork running smoothly, not just ensuring that that the actors keep the rhythm, but making use of a skilled backstage crew who engineer (miraculously and on time) scenery and costume changes.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Carlo Goldoni, Lyric stage company of boston, One Man, Richard Bean, Spiro Veloudos, Two Guvnors

Theater Review: Carlo Goldoni’s Classic Comedy Goes Mod

The Broadway run of The National Theatre’s production of One Man, Two Guvnors, based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, has been nominated for 7 Tony Awards. Here is Fuse Critic Ian Thal’s review of the National Theatre Live broadcast of the British production, first posted in September, 2011.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Books, Featured, Theater Tagged: farce, Italian, London, National-Theatre, One Man, Richard Bean, The Servant of Two Masters, Two Guvnors

Theater Review Roundup: Taking in London Stages

Reviews of eight stage productions in London, with two terrific shows noted: American dramatist Bruce Norris’s powerful study of racial relations, Clybourne Park, and Alan Ayckbourn’s 1980 farce Season’s Greetings. Another winner on the West End, the critically acclaimed War Horse, comes to New York next week. By Joann Green Breuer Penelope by Enda Walsh […]

By: Joann Green Breuer Filed Under: Theater Tagged: Alan Ayckbourn, An Evening with Demensia, Becky Shaw, Bruce Norris, Clybourne Park, Druid Theatre, Gina Gionfriddo, Greenland, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Juliet Stevenson, London Stage, National-Theatre, Penelope, Peter Hall, Peter-DuBois, Rebecca Hall, Richard Bean, Royal Court Theatre, Season's Greetings, The Heretic, Twelfth Night, War Horse, West End, William-Shakespeare

Theater Review Round-up: Our Man in London

It should be pointed out that in London it is possible to see more shows in a limited time than one can do in the United States. Why? Because it has long been the sensible practice to stagger weekday matinees. By Caldwell Titcomb Shakespeare first, of course. The British quite rightly never tire of “Hamlet.” […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Books, Featured, Theater Tagged: “The Black Album, All's Well That Ends Well, Anton Chekhov, Arcadia, Bridge Project, Caldwell-Titcomb, Carrie's War, Caryl Churchill, Collaboration, Cottesloe, Dreams of Violence, Duet for One, Dysfunctional Family, England People Very Nice, Ethan Hawke, Francesca Annis, Hamlet, Hanif Kureishi, Helen Mirren, Henry Goodman, J. B. Priestley, Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth, Jude Law, Juliet Stevenson, Katori Hall, Lyttleton, Mark Rylance, Matt Charman, Max Stafford-Clark, Michael Grandage, Michael Morporgo, National-Theatre, Nazis, Nicholas Hytner, Olivier, Phèdre, Racine, Rebecca Hall, Richard Bean, Richard Strauss, Richard Wilbur, Ronald Harwood, Sam Mendes, Simon Russell Beale, Sinéad Cusack, Sir Richard Eyre, Stefan-Zweig, Stella Feehily, Ted Hughes, The Cherry Orchard, The Mountaintop, The Observer, The Silent Woman, The-Winters-Tale, Three More Sleepless Nights, tom-stoppard, War Horse, William Shakeseare, Wyndham Theatre

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