by Colin Thomas | Sep 18, 2021 | Review
For a long time, there is virtually nothing entertaining in this production of the comedy Amphitruo by the ancient Roman writer Plautus (254-184 BC). Then, in a kind of miracle, it gets very funny — and more or less stays that way. In the script, the god Jupiter lusts...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 6, 2021 | Review
Skip to the epilogue: the last five minutes of this production are by far the best. There are two earlier sections. Each unit is distinct. In Part 1, we witness a training session in which a sales manager named Niall coaches three pharmaceutical reps on how to make a...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 7, 2021 | Review
Writing this review of United Players’ production of Silent Sky isn’t as challenging as, say, astrophysics, but it’s still tricky, okay? I enjoyed the show a lot. Playwright Lauren Gunderson’s script about the turn-of-the-twentieth-century career of...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2021 | Review
Watching She Sells Sea Shells is like watching somebody you like dating the wrong guy: admirable artists have worked very hard and very skilfully on this production, but Helen Eastman’s script isn’t worthy of their talents and attention. I’m going to chew on the...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 21, 2020 | Review
The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye) is a smart script and, in this United Players production, it’s being performed by smart actors. Playwright Mieko Ouchi’s text is about a fictional relationship between Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi and the wife of one of...
