Category Archives: Lights On Stage

Theatre Review: Things I Know to Be True

Posted on April 30, 2022 by hermitsdoor

For years, I have pitched the idea that knowledge and beliefs are two different thought processes. The former deals with facts and data. The later with assumptions. Each leads to a different type of truth. Knowledge is about truths that … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: She Loves Me

Posted on April 25, 2022 by hermitsdoor

Here we go again. A revival of a musical (She Loves Me, 1963) predated by two movies (Shop Around the Corner, 1939 and The Good Old Summer Time, 1949) and followed by another movie (You’ve Got Mail, 1998). With so … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: Romeo and Juliet

Posted on April 10, 2022 by hermitsdoor

A couple of decades ago, we travelled to Straford-Upoin-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace. We purchased tickets to all the shows playing at the theatre there. One production was Romeo and Juliet. I recall that the local controversy was the age of the … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: Catch Me If You Can

Posted on April 6, 2022 by hermitsdoor

My regular readers know that I’m usually a bit skeptical about transferring a story from one medium, such as a novel or movie, to the stage. In the past, I did my research by reading the novel or watching the … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: The Odd Couple

Posted on March 27, 2022 by hermitsdoor

Kids are cruel. Especially boys. At least, when I was growing up in the 1960’s. An easy taunt was to discover someone’s middle name, usually something perceived at quirky, and call the boy by that name. ”Oscar” is actually my … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: Daphne’s Dive

Posted on March 20, 2022 by hermitsdoor

Do we speak aloud our history? Or, do we remain silent? Do we acknowledge our traumas? Or, do we avoid our ACE’s (adverse childhood experiences)? Do we challenge our evil? Or, do we avoid confrontation? Do we confine ourselves to … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review(s): The Post-Covid Season

Posted on August 17, 2021 by hermitsdoor

In 1592 the plague spread across the City of London. Among other measures the leaders took to limit the spread of the plague was to close the theatres. Some acting troupes may have taken their costumes and props on the … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: Midsummer 90

Posted on April 22, 2020 by hermitsdoor

Some updates for fans of the American Shakespeare Center.  They have extended the dates for the BlkFrsTV streaming of their 4 shows from the Renaissance Season (Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and A King and … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: A King and No King

Posted on April 10, 2020 by hermitsdoor

The final show now streaming on BlkFrsTV, from the American Shakespeare Center’s Renaissance Season, is A King and No King.  Not familiar?  Can’t recall which Folio that came from?  Well, it is not a play by Shakespeare.  So, why is the … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review(s): Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 on BckFrsTV

Posted on April 8, 2020 by hermitsdoor

The American Shakespeare Center has released the next two plays from their Renaissance Season for BlkFrsTV (streaming videos of the shows that would have otherwise be playing in the BlackFrairs Theatre in Staunton, VA): Henry IV, Part 1 & 2. … Continue reading →

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