THEATRE REVIEWS
It’s the Thought That Counts in NVA’s Adorable ‘Big River’
If Mark Twain can predict the day of his death (which he did), he can certainly make his case for earthly friendship. New Village Arts appears to concur, as it’s staged an adorable Twain-inspired “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’
Read More‘The Elephant Man’ Lumbers in Oceanside
Perhaps it’s the play, that the ideas have become so readily accepted as to have lost their vibrancy. Then again, perhaps not…
Read MoreMusic No Help In the Struggle For Sadie’s Soul at the Old Globe
Nearly a century after W. Somerset Maugham dreamed up Sadie Thompson tempting the anguished missionary in “Rain,” the Old Globe has revived the whole business with music added. But the rules have changed and Sqadie just hasn’t the impact she once had.
Read MoreStorytelling at the La Jolla Shores
Site-specific theatre has been on the rise in San Diego, thanks to companies including the La Jolla Playhouse and Circle Circle dot dot. Fans of immersive theatrical events should check out the latest collaboration from Los Angeles arts groups The Flagship Ensemble and The West.
Read MoreFor Better or Worse (Mostly Better), Style Beats Substance in Outstanding ‘Rain’
We’re 46 years out from the break-up of the Beatles, and that’s long enough for the legend(s) to settle. Accordingly, Broadway/San Diego’s ‘Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles’ maybe doesn’t defer enough to the boys’ personal history — but man, can this group play!
Read MoreWhy Wait? fruitlessmoon Does Justice to Beckett’s Watershed
Life is a pretty empty proposition when you’re hoping against hope, especially while eating a carrot. fruitlessmoon theatreworks’ very good ‘Waiting for Godot’ bears this out once and for all amid an adroit use of playwright Samuel Beckett’s stock in trade — language.
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