This adaptation of Dickens's classic tale is a mélange of social commentary, supernatural visitations, flashbacks, comic business, metatheatrical kidding around, and sentiment, all in the service of a classic story we seem to need to keep retelling.
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Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Playhouse San Antonio
Anthony Ciaravino and Tim Hedgepeth’s new adaptation of the famous novella is theater at its purest, bringing Charles Dickens’ lyrical dialogue to the forefront.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Elegant Enigmas’ by Karen Wilkin
Edward Gorey is more than a man, more than an artist, he is the penultimate enigma.
Read More »TV Review: Doctor Who – “The Snowmen”
"The Snowmen" isn't just a Doctor Who Christmas special; it's the next chapter of the story and introduces a new companion.
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The Mother of all Holidays
Mother's Day is a problem for me because it has morphed into something of a retail juggernaut, akin to Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: A Christmas Carol, Adapted by Scott McCullar and Naresh Kumar
Gritty illustrations make for a darker Xmas story.
Read More »From the Green Room: Speaking Like Brits
Why Cockney? An actor's complaint.
Read More »Movie Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Another Christmas season, another classic ruined by Zemeckis. Bah, humbug!
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