Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
John Turturro gives a masterful performance of Berenger that perfectly balances the character’s sorrowful ambivalence, quiet strength, and deeply human vulnerability. He and Paul Giamatti are brilliant together, and both actors have impeccable comedic timing that will leave your sides aching.
Lindsay Joelle’s Dalloway: First Love was inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, but the play stands on its own and is a beautiful story in its own right.
Theater Mirror Editor (and lifelong Virginia Woolf fan), Julie-Anne Whitney, sat down with playwright Lindsay Joelle and director Rebecca Bradshaw to learn about the new play, Dalloway: First Love and the upcoming world premiere production that opens at Gloucester Stage on August 15.
Lanes Coven’s production is full of fun, laughter, and heart. There’s also a deep feeling of sincerity in their choice to emphasize the characters escaping a tyrannical leader and finding comfort in the woods (just like the audience that came to see the show).
