Reviewed by Tony Annicone Welcome to Illyria, which is the setting of “Twelfth Night” at Salve Regina University at the Black Box Megley Theatre in Newport. The audience members are invited guests to a Shakespearean celebration. First we come upon a shipwreck where twins Viola and Sebastian are separated and forced to survive on their own in a strange…
Theater Reviews
TWELFTH NIGHT (Burbage Theatre Company, Pawtucket, RI)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Director Jeff Church breathes new life into Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, Burbage Theatre Company’s 7th season winter production, making it an irreverent romp. The show is set in Illyria and is about shipwrecked Viola who disguises herself as a man. She falls in love with her employer, Count Orsino and the beautiful…
A Winning and Entertaining Beauty and the Beast at Wheelock
By Michele Markarian Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Music by Alan Mencken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton. Directed by Jane Staab. Choreography by Laurel Conrad; Musical Direction by Steven Bergman. Presented by Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA, through March 4. Belle (the appealing…
Commonwealth Shakespeare’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ a Taut Psychological Thriller
by Mike Hoban Written by Ariel Dorfman, Directed by Steven Maler; Clint Ramos, Scenic and Costume Designer; Jeff Adelberg, Lighting Designer; Arshan Gailus, Sound Designer. Presented by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in residence at Babson College, Sorenson Center for the Arts, 231 Forest Street, Wellesley, MA through February 11 It may be…