Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Buried Child by Sam Shepard

Here is an evening worth driving a few hours for. It is dramatic yet funny, has a significant central theme and some outstanding performances and technical work; and in my books, that is a great combination. This is an intricate … Continue reading

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Review: Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe

Biographical plays bring their own challenges, as I well know, having written one (A Song After Living, 1997), which caused its own murmurs in the theatrical circuit. Chafe’s play uses four actors to play a large group of characters, as … Continue reading

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Review: Coma Unplugged by Pierre-Michel Tremblay

In the production notes, Director Micheline Chevrier says she “instantly fell in love with Pierre-Michel’s words, humour and heart” when she saw it performed in French; and that with this performance, she can finally share her love with English-speaking audiences. … Continue reading

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