Posts Tagged ‘Lamb’s Players Theatre’
Lamb’s’ ‘Big Fish’ Is Adrift in a Small And Untenable Pond
Somebody or somebodies once declared that truth is stranger than fiction. In Lamb’s Players Theatre’s ‘Big Fish,’ both are about on a par with each other — but to appreciate that, you have to work pretty hard.
Read MoreBrush Up Your Shakespeare for Lamb’s ‘Equivocation’
‘Equivocation’ is fascinating for those who know Shakespeare’s plays well and perhaps more than a little confusing for those who do not.
Read MoreLamb’s ‘Marlene’ a Tribute to Family Storytelling
Dinner table conversation is hard to pull off as drama and next to impossible to pull off as an entire play…
Read MoreIt’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 MoreLamb’s’ ‘Miracle Worker’ Is Good, But Story Is Better Suited to Film
There are some things and people whose global esteem competes with live theater for proper attentions — and Helen Keller’s life is one of those. As good as Lamb’s Players Theatre’s live ‘The Miracle Worker’ may be, the cinema is by definition the better medium for such a play.
Read MoreIntrepid’s ‘Woolf’ Approaches Brilliance
Calling something brilliant is typically overkill, but this production comes darn close…
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