Can a revival of David Hirson’s ultra clever La Bete, a Moliere-inspired comedy written in the high brow iambic pentameter (rhymed couplets for those of lower brows) that was first produced in 1991 and ran for a mere 25 performances flip flop into a hit? For the most part, yes. It has been given a […]
La Bete on Broadway
October 24th, 2010 Comments Off on La Bete on Broadway
Tags: David Hirson · David Hyde Pierce · Joanna Lumley · Mark Rylance · Matthew Warchus
Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests Conquers Broadway
April 24th, 2009 1 Comment
You know immediately that Norman is a handful as he arrives for a weekend in the country in the heat of July looking like some disheveled sheep dog dressed in a London Fog rain coat, woolen hat and carrying a small suitcase espousing loud and clear that nobody loves him. What we don’t know and […]