REVIEW: “The Colors of War: A Story of Love and Courage” at Ventfort Hall
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2008 I have come to really look forward to the annual mono-dramas produced in cooperation with Shakespeare & Company at Ventfort Hall each…
REVIEW: “The Ladies Man” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 Last year, when Shakespeare & Company opened with a production of Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing, many of my colleagues…
REVIEW: “The Secret of Sherlock Holmes” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Deborah E. Burns, October 2007 Don Quixote and Sancho Panza; Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout; various kings and their fools: literature abounds…
REVIEW: “Rough Crossing” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2007 “I never knew before how rotten a fellow could be outside his regular business…Every man is a foolishness…
REVIEWS: Readings from Poe and Edith Wharton’s “Kerfol” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October, 2006 This double bill, featuring a reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum and a stage adaptation of…
REVIEW: “No Background Music” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2006 I wanted to be sure to separate my reviews of Martha Mitchell Calling and No Background Music because I knew from the…
REVIEW: “Enchanted April” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2006 Enchanted April is a mediocre play based on a charming novel being given a far better production than it…
REVIEW: “Full Gallop” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004. It is always a treat to see actress Annette Miller on the stage. And I don’t wonder at…