Berkshire on Stage

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2003 The current production of his melodramatic parody The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Theater Barn undoubtedly has the late playwright Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) rolling in his grave. Rolling with laughter that is! Nay, more than just rolling. Probably thrashing violently in order to resurrect…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2000 It is REALLY worth the drive to the Weston Playhouse to see Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep”. It is howlingly funny and bawdy and campy and silly, and it is beautifully staged. Now that I am no longer The Press, I…