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Gail M. Burns has been a professional, independent theatre critic since 1997. She studied theatre at Sarah Lawrence College with Obie Award-winner Shirley Kaplan and Tony Award-winner Wilford Leach. She has been working with young people in the theatre since 1971. The Burns family owned and operated the Starlight Stage Youth Theatre in Williamstown, MA, for 45 years. Gail is a direct descendant of Eleanor of Aquitaine, among many, many other people.
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REVIEW: “The Miser” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageMay 21, 2003

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2003 The French find Molière and Jerry Lewis hysterically funny. I find them both mildy amusing but slightly inscrutable.…

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REVIEW: “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageMarch 21, 2003

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2003 The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a deeply disturbing play. It is an alarming blend of hysterical comedy, grand…

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REVIEW: “The World Goes Round” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageJanuary 21, 2003

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2003 The World Goes ‘Round is a revue of the music of Kander and Ebb. The amassing of songs by…

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REVIEW: “Rumors” at The Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageNovember 21, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2002 Sometimes, comedy writers just wanna have fun. Sometimes it is good to pick up your pen and be…

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REVIEW: The Drury Drama Team Present “The Largest Elizabeth in the World “

by Berkshire On StageNovember 21, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2002 The Largest Elizabeth in the World is a one-act play by Stephen Gregg about a dysfunctional family whose younger…

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REVIEW: The Panto “Puss in Boots” at the Spencertown Academy

by Berkshire On StageNovember 21, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2002 The Panto is back! Puss In Boots and the Witch of Punsit Creek is the third annual British-American pantomime production…

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REVIEW: “ART” at The Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageSeptember 21, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September 2002 Although I moved away from my hometown of New York City in 1980, I still faithfully watch the…

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REVIEW: “The Scarlet Letter” at Shakespeare & Company

by Berkshire On StageSeptember 19, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September 2002. I judge many shows by how entertaining they are for Brandon, my thirteen year old son who is…

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