How director Conor Begley fashions and melds the two plays together just takes one's breath away. The acting ensemble is extraordinary. Bagley's economically staged direction enhances their creation of life and ineffable soulfulness, and he does his hero Brian Friel justice in these superlative renderings.
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Bill Irwin in ‘On Beckett’ at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irwin gets inside Beckett as an actor, and also explores his work from the perspective of clown theatrics.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever’ Starring Melissa Errico
As the Irish Repertory Theatre's revival of 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' explores past-life regression, it beautifully, seamlessly renders the illusive with authenticity.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Seafarer’ Starring Matthew Broderick at the Irish Rep
Even one as horrific as the seafaring Devil may deserve a bit of sympathy. His job to separate mankind from God so the Christmas Child can bring them together is a bitter, noxious one. This and the play's other messages shine in the fullness of glory in this production.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Disco Pigs’ at the Irish Repertory Theatre
How does one discover the meaning of life at sixteen? Seventeen?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Watching and hearing this "live radio play" adaptation, we process a confluence of the past (1940s) and present (2017). The two run simultaneously, a visual and aural parallel which adds to the fun. I felt strangely part of an absurdist time warp as observer and participant.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Home Place’ by Brian Friel at Irish Repertory Theatre
Can one feel "at home" in an alien culture where one oppresses and dominates?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Aran Islands’ by J.M. Synge, Adapted by Joe O’Byrne, Irish Repertory Theatre
Are you up for taking a step back in Irish History before the Irish War of Independence?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie’
Is this land your land or is it the banker's land?
Read More »Theater Review: (NYC): ‘Crackskull Row’ at The Irish Repertory Theatre
When the spiritual world and the material world come together, a shattering reformation leads toward heaven and hell.
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