By J. Cooper Robb
A Man's Effort to Protect His Sons Comes at a Cost in "The Walworth Farce"
The only member of the family who leaves the flat is Sean, who makes a daily trip to the supermarket to fetch the props for that evening’s performance (roast chicken figures prominently in their little production and doubles as the family’s dinner). They have maintained this exact routine for 20 years. They clearly follow the creed that the show must go on.
By J. Cooper Robb
Oliver!
The London depicted in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist is a bleak, dirty and dangerous place...
By J. Cooper Robb
David Mamet Explores Feminine Matters in "Boston Marriage"
Penned in 1999, it’s a calculated departure from Mamet’s previous work, not only lacking his usual aggressive alpha males but devoid of males onstage entirely—though they’re certainly discussed as being depraved, good-for-nothing vermin.
By J. Cooper Robb
A Man Obsesses Over the Loss of His Hand in "A Behanding in Spokane"
A determined but warped individual, Carmichael has spent the last 27 years in search of his missing hand, which he insists was cut off by a group of demented hillbillies who kidnapped him and then, just for kicks, held his hand against a railroad track while it was run over by a speeding car. The hillbillies then waved goodbye to young Carmichael with his own detached hand.
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- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre Masterfully Produces the Very Bloody "Titus Andronicus"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > A Dangerous Manifesto Demands Gay Rights in "The Temperamentals"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Flashpoint's "Slip/Shot" Is Haunted by the Death of Trayvon Martin
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Philly's Homegrown Playwrights Enjoying a High-Profile Boom
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Alzheimer's Is Darkly Funny in Philadelphia Theatre Company's "Outgoing Tide"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > The Arden's "Cyrano" Is an Adventurous, Hilarious Adaptation
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > InterAct Presents Scenes From the "Other" America
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Quintessence Mounts a Successful Staging of Sophocles’ "Antigone"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Racial Tension Not Easy to Forget in "Clybourne Park"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Tim Miller Responds to Villanova's Cancellation of His Theater Workshop
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > God, Work and Sex Dominate Theatre Exile's "Knives in Hens"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Three Women Seek Answers—And Some Lovin'—in "Little Gem"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > "Scottsboro Boys" at Philadelphia Theatre Company's Nearly Misses the Mark
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Boys' Latin High School Takes Flash Mobs to the Stage With "PHLash: A Mob Story"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > The Arden Proves Children's Theater Isn't Just for Kids
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Brilliant, Award-Winning "Proof" Comes to the Walnut Street Theatre
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Woman Struggles to Empathize With Troubled Son in the Wilma's "Body Awareness"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Time's Running Out to See Bristol Riverside's "Gypsy," One of the Region's Best Musicals
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > 2012 Productions You Won’t Want to Miss
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Couple Reunite in the Lantern Theater's Dazzling "Private Lives"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > New Stage City's "Why Torture Is Wrong" Is a Bizarre Attempt at Political Satire
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > 11th Hour's "Ordinary Days" Captures Drama of Everyday Life in the Big Apple
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > A Jewish Family Confronts Slavery in the Arden's "Whipping Man"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > Everybody Hurts in Theatre Exile's "Gruesome Playground Injuries"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: STAGE > A War Is Brewing in "Our Class"
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