REVIEW: “The McAdo” at Valley Light Opera

by Gail M. Burns You will not enjoy this production if you are… 1. a Gilbertian purist 2. a Scotsperson who is rabid and humorless about their ethnic heritage 3. a Gilbert & Sullivan hater Everyone else will have a wonderful time and should buy a ticket forthwith! I know…

REVIEW: “The Last High Queen of Ireland” at Old Deerfield Productions

Comments by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 Let’s talk about place. As real estate agents say, its all about location, location, location. Where something happens is as important as when or how. Often events are very site specific, in other words they literally couldn’t have happened anywhere else. Location influences…