Category: Theatre Reviews – Archive

July 5, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Hayes Theatre, June 16 I had a beloved great-aunt who, among other qualities, set herself apart from the family pack simply by being single. Geraldine Quinn is not only single, she is in show-biz, so almost inevitably she radiates cool for her 19 (!) nieces and nephews and offers a…

May 10, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Lennox Theatre, May 9 It is the most difficult role in Shakespeare’s most difficult play, and John Turnbull is magnificent. The Merchant of Venice is a challenge and an oddity on many levels, beginning with its title: why would he have named it for the vile Antonio, rather than for…

Clarendon Guesthouse, April 18 In the mid-1950s a little studio in Memphis, Tennessee, helped define rock’n’roll and the course of popular music for the next half century. Sons of Sun is the story of Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Studio and Sun Records, who played a pivotal role in…