Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 “Words fail Chekhov’s characters…lacking a Caliban or an Ariel to perform the actions they need, they are left only with resultant chaos because of what they avoid with words.”– Annie DiMario, Bakerloo Dramaturg Last summer while we were on vacation one of my…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 After forty years of reading and seeing Shakespeare, I had finally decided that “The Tempest” was my favorite of his plays. This decision was cemented in May when I was privileged to see a truly wonderful Tempest –a student production at Williams College (yes, it…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 As we left Academy Hall after seeing the Bakerloo Theatre Project’s current production of Macbeth, my companion said to me: “I was amazed by how much I didn’t miss what wasn’t there!” What she was referring to was the genius director William Addis, his…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 Once again the good folks at the Bakerloo Theatre Project are offering a special discount to GailSez readers! Mention this Web site at the box office at any Thursday or Sunday performance of “Julius Caesar” or “Antigone” and pay just $5!! This production should be…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 Once again the good folks at the Bakerloo Theatre Project are offering a special discount to GailSez readers! Mention this Web site at the box office at any Thursday or Sunday performance of “Julius Caesar” or “Antigone” and pay just $5!! Like Eleanor Holdridge’s Hamlet currently running…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2005 One of the great joys of being able to follow a real theatre company through its season is seeing the same actors take on different roles. It gives you a whole new perspective on their abilities and the scope of the company. Bakerloo…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2005 I confess to being concerned when I first saw the publicity stills for the Bakerloo Theatre Project’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”. They featured Sarah Murphy in costume as Cobweb looking like a Threepenny whore in Converse hi-tops. I am a big…
