February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Chicago Reviews “Shear Madness” is every bit as much fun today as it was thirty years ago Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Brett Beiner. I have fond memories of seeing Shear Madness […]
September 16, 2019September 16, 2019Chicago Reviews “Whose Body” is true to its Dorothy L. Sayers origin, for better or for worse Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Jill Evans La Penna. In Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1923 novel Whose […]
July 26, 2019July 26, 2019Chicago Reviews Strong design work and good acting aren’t enough to make “And Then There Were None” work as well as the novel it’s based on. Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Brett Beiner. At what point do we stop producing a “classic” […]