Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
Interview by Kilian Melloy London-born playwright and screenwriter Martin McDonagh has won international acclaim for his work, with films like In Bruges and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri to his credit, as well as stage works like The Pillowman, Hangmen, A Behanding in Seattle, and his two Ireland-set cycles. The Aran Islands trilogy comprises The…
The Sitayana (or “How to Make an Exit”) is a beautifully designed masterpiece of revisionist mythology, a tribute to the playwright’s pattern of spotlighting the work, patience, and invisible labor of women in building our stories and world. Sita gets to exit on her own terms. But don’t let this show exit Boston’s stage without you seeing just how she does it.
‘Operation Mincemeat’ — Book, Music and Lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts. Directed by Robert Hastie. Choreographed by Jenny Arnold. Music Direction by Nick Williams. Presented by Broadway in Boston at The Emerson Colonial Theatre through October 20. By Shelley A. Sackett In 1943, Ian Fleming (yes, that Ian Fleming) is…
Bark of Millions is messy, flashy, and silly. But it’s also beautiful, radical, and inspirational. It is a much-needed celebration of Queer existence and an offering of healing to a community that refuses to be invisible despite the efforts of those who would keep us hidden or erase us altogether.
