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 20, 2019October 20, 2019Chicago Reviews “Grey House” adds a few turns of the screw to the cabin in the woods genre Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by FadeOut Foto. Stop me if you’ve heard this one or […]
November 25, 2018November 25, 2018Chicago Reviews “The Woman in Black” is a scary, entertaining ghost story Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Roger Mastroianni. Arthur Kipps, the central character of Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation […]
September 23, 2018Chicago Reviews “Second Skin” is a haunting tale told beautifully Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joe Mazza. There are some times when the script of a […]
