‘The Wife of Willesden’ – Adapted by Zadie Smith from Chaucer’s ‘The Wife of Bath’ from The Canterbury Tales; Directed by Kiln Theatre Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham; Design by Robert Jones, Lighting Design by Guy Hoare; Composition and Sound Design by Drama Desk Ben and Max Ringham. The Wife of Willesden is a Kiln Theatre…
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Manual Cinema Marries Biography to Classic Novel with Wildly Imaginative ‘Frankenstein’
Manual Cinema’s ‘Frankenstein’ – Adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley; Concept and Storyboards by Drew Dir; Devised by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, and Julia Miller; Original Music and Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter. Presented by Arts Emerson, Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, through February 26. by Mike Hoban Watching…
Theater Mirror’s Reviewers ‘Top 10’ Lists for 2022
Mike Hoban, Editor The 2022 theatrical season got off to an inauspicious start, saddled by the persistent pandemic (which led to multiple cancellations of performances through the summer and some productions featuring masked performers) and a number of well-intentioned productions whose didactic approach on social-themed productions often wiped out any hope for artistic excellence. As…
Hanover Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Thoroughly Embodies the Spirit of Timeless Classic
by Mike Hoban With so many different takes on the iconic Dickens holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol” over the years – from the 1938 Alistair Sim movie to the surprisingly accurate 1962 Mr. Magoo cartoon to the well-intentioned but heavy-handed progressive versions now appearing on some New England stages – the production now underway at…
