Play review
Turgenev’s ‘Three Days in the Country’ a lusty romp of social commentary
July 26, 2018A version of Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country, rewritten by playwright Patrick Marber, is now enjoying its West Coast premiere production by the Antaeus Theatre Company.
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‘Mayakovsky and Stalin’ stride the stage in an L.A. world premiere
July 24, 2018Mednick devotes some attention to the pre-revolutionary era, when Stalin and Mayakovsky were both unscrupulous brigands for the cause; we see that theoretically, at least, they are on the same side.
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Hopefully ‘Cabaret’ will seem dated some day, but we’re nowhere there yet
July 10, 2018Cabaret entertains mightily, with remarkably good singing-actor voices, as its chilling messages creep into your bones.
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Interracial unity ends discriminatory ‘Mexican Day’ at L.A.’s Bimini Baths
June 27, 2018It was a gift to experience this trilogy in all its historical, cultural and artful depth.
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‘Slaughter City’: Class struggle meets ‘Twilight Zone’
June 27, 2018This proletarian drama has a vibe similar to HBO’s Westworld series: Although its flesh and blood assembly line laborers are no androids, they are indeed all-too-human.
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