REVIEW: “The Contention (Henry VI, Part II)” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) is probably Shakespeare’s first play, according to the program note of the Director, Tina Packer. As…
REVIEW: “Photograph 51” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 is not only significant because of its account of Dr. Rosalind Franklin, a Jewish female scientist whose essential…
OPINION: “Silent Sky at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, FL
Berkshire on Stage critic Barbara Waldinger writes from Sarasota, FL: “I wanted to let BoS readers know about a gorgeous production now playing at the…
REVIEW: “The Lion in Winter” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger The Lion in Winter, James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, contains a unique mix of historical and contemporary elements. Though the year is…
REVIEW: “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger In describing Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, director Margo Whitcomb refers to “the common and overused device of an older celebrity…
REVIEW: “Seascape” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger The stage at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn has been transformed into a beach where a middle-aged, English-speaking, long-married couple are suddenly confronted…
REVIEW: “Xanadu” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Picture a musical consisting of seven of the nine Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus (supposedly the other two are in the band),…
REVIEW: “Measure for Measure” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, now being staged at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse, is known as a “problem play.” Neither tragedy…