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January 20, 2020January 20, 2020Chicago Reviews

"Sheepdog" shows that the issue of killer cops is not simply black and white

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Lowell Thomas. We’re barely halfway through January, and I have […]

January 18, 2020January 22, 2020Chicago Reviews

In "The Gulf," a pair of lesbian lovers are slowly drifting apart

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. You walk into the theatre and the first […]

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020Chicago Reviews

"Stop Kiss"'s lovely gay romance is hindered by a choppy structure

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Patrick McLean. There is much to admire about Stop Kiss, […]

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

Aroooo! Otherworld's The Winter Wolf returns with its sweet and lovely Christmas tale

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Coming to terms with change is never easy, and death—one of the […]

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019Chicago Reviews

“N” bites off a bit more than it can chew

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Marcus Davis. Here I sit, a white liberal theatre critic, […]

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019Chicago Reviews

Sideshow Theatre’s “X” is a wonderfully complex space thriller

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Jonathan L. Green. There is so much going on in […]

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019Chicago Reviews

Raven’s “Sundown, Yellow Moon” may not be for everyone, but it sure captivated me

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. It isn’t easy to describe Rachel Bonds’ enigmatically […]

BETRAYAL #4 Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Cox, Zawe Ashton in BETRAYAL at Londons Harold Pinter Theatre photo by Marc Brenner
October 11, 2019October 12, 2019USAOnStage

USAOnStage NYC: Pinter’s Betrayal: From The End To The Beginning

Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Marc Brennner  […]

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Chicago Reviews

Too much talking and not enough action hurt CityLit’s “Hound of the Baskervilles”

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Steve Graue. One of the problems with adapting any of […]

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019Chicago Reviews

AstonRep’s “Equus” exposes the raw sensuality of a confused mind

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Emily Schwartz. The first time I saw Peter Shaffer’s award-winning […]

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