Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2006 “To die will be an awfully big adventure.” – Sir James M. Barrie It is this adventure, or at least the very beginnings of it, that Sutton Vane (1888-1963) explores in his 1923 play Outward Bound. That his vision is dated and very, very…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2005 “That’s what it’s all about. Doors and sardines. Getting on — getting off. Getting the sardines on — getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theater. That’s life.” – Michael Frayn, Noises Off That pretty much sums it up. There is a whole…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2003 The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a deeply disturbing play. It is an alarming blend of hysterical comedy, grand melodrama, horrifying violence, and the most bleak tragedy. That being said, this production at the Ghent Playhouse is beautifully and powerfully performed and directed, and…
