Reviewed by Tony Annicone Contemporary Theater Company’s current show is “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” by Tom Stoppard. This play expands on the exploits of two minor characters from “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. Written in 1967, the title characters are the leads and Hamlet, himself has a smaller part. The two characters are brought into…
Category: Plays
‘Barbecue’ Grills Up Layers of Comedy with a Slice of Commentary
By C.J. Williams Written by Robert O’Hara; Directed by Summer Williams; Scenic Design by Jessica Pizzuti; Costume Design by Tyler Kinney; Lighting Design by Jen Rock; Sound Design by David Wilson. Presented by Lyric Stage Theater, 140 Clarendon St. Boston, MA. “Barbecue”, the new comedy by Robert O’Hara currently being staged at the Lyric,…
13 RUE DE L’AMOUR (The Arctic Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Arctic Playhouse’s current show is “13 Rue de L’Amour” by Georges Feydeau. It was written in 1892 and translated by Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert. It is about locked doors, sexual innuendoes, mistaken identity, clothes switching owners and lying continually about the circumstances in turn of the century,…
Hell – It Ain’t Paradise, but “Paradise” May Show the Way Out
By CJ Williams ‘Paradise’ – Written by Laura Maria Censabella; Directed by Shana Gozansky; Scenic Design by Jenna McFarland Lord; Costume Design by Gail Astrid Buckley; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow. Presented by Central Square Theater, 450 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA -2139 through May 7 Hell is other people, goes the famous saying. But…
