May 3, 2024reviewThe Shaw Festival makes an open-and-shut case for Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution4 min read
November 17, 2023reviewPart of the appeal of The Lehman Trilogy is the absence of a large, obvious statement4 min read
November 14, 2023nestruck on theatreNestruck on Theatre: What parts are Steve Carrell and Tom Rooney both checking off their lists in 2024?J. Kelly Nestruck4 min read
August 21, 2023reviewForgotten for a century, rediscovered play The Shadow of a Doubt mixes melodrama and satire3 min read
July 11, 2023reviewThe Shaw Festival’s Game of Love and Chance is a delightful experiment in improv4 min read
July 7, 2023reviewShaw Festival’s ghostly revival of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit lacks spark3 min read
June 30, 2023reviewVillage Wooing and Mother, Daughter experiment on, rather than with, the Shaw Festival’s audiences4 min read
June 28, 2023reviewThe Playboy of the Western World won’t cause (or be) a riot at the Shaw Festival, but it still has an edge4 min read
June 26, 2023reviewThe Apple Cart rocks at the Shaw Festival with Tom Rooney as a magnetic King Magnus4 min read
May 31, 2023reviewAt the Shaw Festival, On the Razzle is Tom Stoppard at his most dazzling, least deep4 min read
May 27, 2023reviewThe Shaw Festival returns to Narnia with Prince Caspian – and spends a lot of time playing catch up on C.S. Lewis4 min read
May 26, 2023reviewGypsy grips once again at the Shaw Festival - thanks to a sublime performance by Kate Hennig4 min read
May 20, 2023Not dead yet: Four Shaw Festival directors on how to get contemporary chuckles out of classic comedies6 min read
March 12, 2023reviewWhy Not Theatre’s Mahabharata shows it deserves an international showcase in stunning world premiere at the Shaw Festival5 min read