by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 “[Ubu is] the most extraordinary thing seen in the theatre for a long time.” – André Gide Its Free Theatre time again! This year’s offering, Ubu The King by Alfred Jarry, opens on July 31 and plays nightly at 6 pm through August 9 on Buxton…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 When I opened the WTF’s 2003 season brochure for the first time I was astounded to see that four of the five MainStage shows were ones that I liked and would consider paying their very steep ticket prices to see. But something in…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2003 This is a review of four separate plays/monologues and one afternoon at the theatre. After succeeding in previous years with collections of one-act plays based on the works of Edith Wharton and Henry James, Shakespeare & Company is presenting four short pieces by…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2003. I had a wonderful time at the opening night of Much Ado About Nothing. So did everyone else in attendance. I want to say this right up front because, being a critic, I am going to spend some time in this review criticizing things,…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 Let’s get this out of the way right up front. This is a musical about a whorehouse. If you have overwhelming moral, legal, religious, or ethical concerns about the issue of prostitution, this is not the show for you. I am not saying…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 This is one of those head-scratchers. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote tons of fabulous rock ‘n’ roll songs in the 1950’s and 1960’s – the kind of songs that make you want to get up and dance. And the Mac-Haydn has a…
by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 Two decades ago, as her youngest child approached high school graduation, Joan Phelps turned to her husband Abe and said, “Let’s mortgage the house and start a theatre.” You can imagine his response, but they took the plunge and 20 years and 160+ productions…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 You know how sometimes you attempt to relate something that really cracked you up to a friend who wasn’t there when it happened and you fail? You want SO MUCH to share the fun with this person who just doesn’t get it. And…
