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“Stones in his Pocket” Lifts Irish spirits

Review March 07, 2015
By John Quinn Irish playwrite Marie Jones understood her people and her country. In her 1996 play, “Stones in His Pockets,” written for the DubbleJoint... Continue Reading

Noises Off: A life in the theatre: one farce after another

Review March 03, 2015
by John Quinn Posted: March 3, 2015 at 11:10 a.m. Art imitates life, and if life is full of absurdity, art is filled with farce.... Continue Reading

‘Communicating Doors’ takes wild trip through time

Review February 28, 2015
Alan Ayckbourn is a playwright who likes to play with the minds of his audience in a way most playful and fun. Once you know... Continue Reading

With unprecedented progress, a considerable price

Review February 22, 2015
Although racial profiling, civil unrest, and haves and have-nots remain in the news to this day, the movement for equal rights in the United States... Continue Reading

Glengerry Glen Ross: ‘Business as usual’ becomes intrigue and betrayal

Review February 22, 2015
By John Quinn Posted: Feb. 22, 2015 at 9:30 p.m. David Mamet is an acquired taste. Regular visitors to this site know I'm more of... Continue Reading

When nobody wants to hear the truth

Review February 22, 2015
In Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," a dedicated physician discovers that his town's healthful mineral baths, its big tourist draw, are dangerously polluted.... Continue Reading

Theatrical tale takes audiences on high seas

Review February 16, 2015
The public is very often willing to make celebrities on the foundation of lies and then destroy those same celebrities because they aren’t the heroes... Continue Reading

Once on This Island: Proficient ‘Island’ almost has it all

Review February 15, 2015
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Posted: Feb. 15, 2015 at 11:38 p.m. Meadow Brook Theatre embraces the capricious rhythms of the Caribbean-set musical “Once on This... Continue Reading

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