October 22, 2021October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews Scary and Smart: The Jigsaw Bride Breathes New Life into a Monstrous Story The Peabody Estate on an October night. The eerily intriguing botanical laboratory in a Swiss castle turned circus of the macabre. The […]
October 17, 2019October 17, 2019Chicago Reviews “Sherlock’s Last Case” makes the case that maybe it ought to be Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Every once in awhile, you see a play you really want to […]
July 14, 2019July 14, 2019Chicago Reviews First Folio’s outdoor “Henry V” soars with a brilliant genderblind cast Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Tom McGrath. A pop-up thunderstorm soaked the areas just south of […]
October 7, 2018October 7, 2018Chicago Reviews “Madness of Edgar Allan Poe” is about Poe’s life as much as his works Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member. Played out in various rooms around the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, […]
April 5, 2018April 5, 2018Chicago Reviews “Mary’s Wedding” Is a Complex, Moving Ride Review by Karen Topham, American theatre Critics association member; photos by First Folio Sometimes a play becomes such a powerful and emotional […]
