By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: World premiere of Greater Boston Stage Company Producing Artistic Director Weylin Symes’ one-act, 90-minute comedy, appearing through September 29:, 395 Main St., Stoneham. $47-$57; seniors, $42-$55; students with valid ID, $20; Wednesday, Sept. 18,25, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 3,8 p.m., Sept. 21, 8 p.m….
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Cherry Docs – Acropolis Stage Company
by Kobi Kassal Everything old is new again…that saying rings truer than ever in Cherry Docs now playing at The Rockwell. There is nothing more thrilling than when a new theatre company is created, and Acropolis Stage Company is starting off strong. David Gow’s 1998 play turns 21 this year yet could have been written…
Cape Playhouse’s ‘Deathtrap’ is a Killer Comedy
by Kobi Kassal The Cape Playhouse closes their 93rd season with one of Broadway’s most successful comedic thrillers of all time. Ira Levin’s Deathtrap is brought to life, or should I say death, in a new production mounted by Tony-nominated director, Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Don’t worry – this review is spoiler free. The play originally…
Exhilarating “Noises Off” at the Cape Playhouse
by Kobi Kassal Curtain up for Noises Off, now playing at the Cape Playhouse until August 17th. The 93-year-old theater has once again produced an exhilarating production that proves to be a masterclass in comedy on Cape Cod. Esteemed playwright Michael Frayn wrote his farce-within-a-farce in 1982 and New York Times critic Frank Rich once…
