In Caroline, we watch the narrative dominos fall from start to finish with our hearts in our throats. Allen has crafted a meticulous, unbroken chain of cause and effect. He knows his characters intimately and trusts them to take the wheel. The result is simply great theatre, from end to end.
The Seat of Our Pants is bold, brave, irreverent, thought provoking, and hilarious, but above all, it is a simply exceptional piece of theatre.
I guess it has some amount of cult classic appeal, but should that be enough to launch a production? I certainly don't think so.
It's rare I see theatre and don't have a single "note," but that show was, to me, nearly flawless. The only problem was the f*cking phones.
There's no shortage of "big knotty issues" and complex, compelling character dynamics to be mined here... but The Honey Trap stays mostly on the surface. I wanted to be drawn in, to invest in the characters, and care about the outcome, but no one made me, at least not in a sustained way.
Happenstance Theatre Co creates a perfectly dosed romp through the macabre works of Edward Gorey and others, replete with excellent physical comedy, spellbinding music, and incredible costumes.
Mexodus boldly pushes the live-ness of theatre to its near-breaking point, impressing at every turn.