REVIEW: “Private Lives” at Barrington Stage Company

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 “I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.”– Noel Coward, “Private Lives” 1929 Certainly Noel Coward (1899-1973) wasn’t what was considered “normal” in his private life. A closeted gay man, as one pretty much had to…

REVIEW: “Ring Around the Moon” at Barrington Stage

by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 While I am sure you are all wanting to know how the Barrington Stage production of Jean Anouilh’s Ring Around the Moon is, I would bet dollars to doughnuts that what you really want to hear is my opinion of the company’s new home in the…

REVIEW: “The Importance of Being Earnest” at Barrington Stage

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 I had been looking forward to seeing this production of The Importance of Being Earnest for months, and so I was puzzled that I left the theatre feeling empty and unfulfilled. Certainly Barrington Stage has mounted a beautiful and professional production cast with attractive and…