Ahead of his time, the playwright created young female protagonists with sexual openness and independent spirits in this play from 1910.
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Theater Review (Off Broadway NYC): ‘Yours Unfaithfully’ by Miles Malleson, Mint Theater Company
Is open marriage a sacrifice of marriage bonds or an enhancement?
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘A Day by the Sea’ Directed by Austin Pendleton
Pendleton and his cast tease out what is most salient and profound in this nearly-forgotten work, and through their efforts, Hunter's themes retain currency and timelessness.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Women Without Men’ by Hazel Ellis
Are women truly the fairer sex without men? Or do they fare better in the company of men?
Read More »The Mint Theater’s Revival of ‘Fashion’s For Men’ by Ferenc Molnár, Review
With the setting as a clothing shop, a haberdashery, what intricate and complicated events could happen there? How could that be a focal point for moral outrage and moral uplift, especially when the protagonist and proprietor mismanages his finances by giving product and money away? The production is an ironic social satire about cultural values, the need for greed and getting over in this revival throwback which takes place in Budapest before the 20th century. It is a time where fashions are beautifully different from our, but the mores and values of "getting ahead despite harming others" are very much like today.
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