December 22, 2017December 22, 2017Articles, Chicago Reviews, Meta Topham’s Top 10: Best Performances of 4th Qtr 2017 With the same caveats as my Top 10 Productions list—I’ve only had the site going for three months, so this list can […]
December 21, 2017December 21, 2017Articles, Chicago Reviews, Meta Topham’s Top 10: Best Plays of 4th Qtr 2017 It’s that time of year when critics create sometimes arbitrary “Top 10” lists, and (being a bit of a list nerd) I […]
November 30, 2017Articles, Musings A Discussion of Tracy Letts’ “The Minutes” Nov. 29, 2017 Warning: Do not read this prior to seeing the play. Major spoilers are included. It will ruin the experience for you. When […]
November 17, 2017Musings Reviewing Plays: Why Most Shows Are Recommended Reviewing plays is a funny thing, as it turns out. I’m feeling a bit guilty these days for an absolutely stupid reason: […]
October 28, 2017October 28, 2017Meta, Musings 4 AM No, that is not the sequel to a Matchbox Twenty song. Went to a play tonight and wrote the review, yeah; I […]
October 18, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Pride Arts Center’s “His Greatness” Is Simply Great Who are critics anyway? a character asks in the play “His Greatness,” written by Canadian playwright Daniel MacIver and currently playing at […]
October 9, 2017October 25, 2017Articles, Meta, Musings Article: Some Thoughts on Reviewing Bevery Friend shares her thoughts on what being a theatre critic is all about… It is far easier to review a bad […]
