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Theater Review: “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” — The Science of Friendship

A valentine card is touching because it is short and sweet. A valentine play — even at 90 minutes with no intermission — wears out its affectionate welcome.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bill-Marx, Bryn Boice, Central Square Theater, Lauren Gunderson, The Half Life of Marie Curie, The-Nora-Theatre-Company

Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Woman of Science

A revival of Anna Ziegler’s absorbing and enlightening study of the brilliant British biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Anna Ziegler, Photograph 51, The-Nora-Theatre-Company

Coming Attractions in Theater: May 2011

May is usually a so-so respite before the summer season revs up, but there’s some interesting productions popping up, including Propeller Theatre Company’s all-male versions of Shakespeare’s Richard III and The Comedy of Errors, Amy Brenneman’s autobiographical show Mouth Wide Open, and an opportunity to see J. M. Barrie take it on in the chin […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Theater Tagged: Amy Brenneman, Berklee College of Music, Central Square Theater, David Leddy, Emerging America Festival, Happy Medium Theatre, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Mouth Wide Open, New Rep, Passing Strange, Peter Pansy, Propeller Theatre Company, Richard III, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans, Shakespeare and Company, Silver Spoon, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Susurrus, The Comedy of Errors, The Country Club, The Drowsy Chaperone, The-Nora-Theatre-Company, Tina Packer, Why I Sing the Blues -- An Original Musical, Women of Will

Theater Commentary: The Story of O

The weakness of the play is so shockingly transparent –- the love birds spend most of the play orating their (occasionally) steamy letters to the audience –- that the explanation must be that Brand Shakespeare has struck again: companies figure that anything about the Bard will draw a crowd. by Bill Marx I wanted to […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Theater Tagged: Ophelia, Persona Non Grata, Shakespeare, Shakespeares-villains, Steven-Berkoff, The-Nora-Theatre-Company, the-secret-love-life-of-ophelia, Theater

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