by Colin Thomas | Jul 10, 2019 | Review
Mamma Mia! Here were go again. Mostly, director Shel Piercy’s production of this ABBA jukebox musical is cluttered and loud, but it also contains some really good bits. In the story, 20-year-old Sophie, who lives on a Greek island with her ex-pat mom Donna, is about...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 1, 2019 | Review
Yes! This is the Bard on the Beach production I’ve been waiting for. This is the one to see. All’s Well That Ends Well is rarely produced — and there are good reasons for that — but co-directors Johnna Wright and Rohit Chokhani have set the story in India in...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 28, 2019 | Review
Athol Fugard’s 1965 scripts Hello and Goodbye largely fails as drama, but it contains two excellent roles for actors — and the performers who are taking on those parts in this production are really, really good. Set in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Hello and...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 22, 2019 | Review
My experience of Shakespeare in Love at Bard on the Beach was kind of like an okay date that ended with some fantastic making out. The morning after, am I in love with this show? Nope, not by a long shot, although I’m grateful for the pleasures it offers. Lee...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 17, 2019 | Review
Director Lois Anderson has brought us the all-yelling version of The Taming of the Shrew. It offers virtually no emotional access. And it doesn’t make sense. In Shakespeare’s controversial script, Petruchio, who wants to marry a wealthy woman, sets his sites on Kate,...
