Posts Tagged ‘farce’
‘The Angel Next Door’ Gets Laughs… But at Whose Expense?
The latest in a string of world premieres, North Coast Repertory Theatre opened ‘The Angel Next Door’ on September 6, where it will run through October 1.
Read MoreCygnet’s ‘Present Laughter’: You May Want to See It More Than Once
Cygnet Theatre’s production, well cast, and exceptionally well directed, reminds us that it is important to laugh….
Read MoreDark Comedy ‘God of Carnage’ Tackles the Unveiling of a Superficial Society
Descending from superficial civility to the basest satire, Backyard Renaissance’s God of Carnage opens the floodgates on disheveled, disfigured drama and who we are behind closed doors when we are forced to reckon with our fears and frustrations.
Read MoreFarce is the Game in Scripps Ranch’s Production of ‘Lucky Stiff’
Under Kathy Brombacher’s sharp staging and Terry O’Donnell’s excellent musical direction, Lucky Stiff is a charmer.
Read MoreActors Bryan Banville & Luke Harvey Jacobs ‘Tolerate’ Each Other in Diversionary’s Hilarious ‘Irma Vep’
A gay play that entertains its audiences with both its wit and its perspicacity…
Read MoreNorth Coast’s ‘Desperate Measures’ Plays with Shakespeare, and Maybe, Molière
In Peter Kellogg and David Friedman’s musical, Desperate Measures, a West Coast premiere playing through February 12 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, a Shakespeare “problem play” (Measure for Measure) is converted into a tuneful farce that perhaps has more in common with Molière than with its purported source. Even so, what better way is there to chase away winter doldrums than with a musical romp?
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