Reviewed by Sue Nedar What do Charles Dickens, two escaped convicts, a mama’s boy, a red-headed detective, a smitten D.A., and a slightly dippy if not delightfully naive mama have in common? Well…you’ll just have to go and see A Christmas Cactus, by Eliot Byerrum, currently playing at The Newport Playhouse, to see for yourself.
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
New Rep’s ‘Oliver!’ Offers Hope on the Horizon
by Linda Chin ‘Oliver!’ – Book, Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart. Michael J. Bobbitt, Director; Sariva Goetz, Music Director; Luciana Stecconi, Scenic Designer; Rachel Padula-Shufelt, Costume Designer; Frank Meissner, Lighting Designer; Kevin Alexander, Sound Designer. Presented by New Repertory Theatre at Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown through December 29 Oliver!…
YOU GOT OLDER (Wilbury Theatre Group)
by Tony Annicone The New England Premiere of “You Got Older”, winner of the 2015 Obie Award for playwriting is the second Clare Barron play presented at the Wilbury Theatre Group. Told in a series of vignettes, Barron blends reality with the fantasies of the main character, Mae, who has returned home to care for…
‘The Magic Flute’ at ArtsEmerson Defies Tradition
by Michael Cox “The Magic Flute” – Adapted and directed by Mark Dornford-May. Performed by Isango Ensemble. Presented by ArtsEmerson, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston through November 10. It all begins with the marimbas, tables of long wooden bars mounted above resonators, instruments that look similar to xylophones, but the sound is…
