GOBLIN: OEDIPUS – NON-ICKY FUN WITH INCEST

GOBLIN: OEDIPUS – NON-ICKY FUN WITH INCEST

Hmm. When I saw Goblin: Macbeth at Bard on the Beach in 2023, I pretty much hated it: “The goblin element is never outrageous, it’s rarely funny, and Shakespeare’s text is wasted.” I was not a fan of the rigid latex masks the actors wore. But I saw Goblin: Oedipus...
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: A HIT, A PALPABLE HIT

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: A HIT, A PALPABLE HIT

The Merry Wives of Windsor is a very silly play, so I didn’t have high expectations going into this production. But Bruce Horak and director Rebecca Northan have exploded the text, substantially reinventing it and making the silliness about AI influencers,...
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: Some Errors, Some Comedy

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: Some Errors, Some Comedy

Watching this production of The Comedy of Errors is kind of like waiting in a two-hour lineup for a 15-minute ride. The show doesn’t really pay off until the very end. Before that, it burbles along pleasantly enough, but it’s weirdly shapeless. So what’s going on? A...