May 1, 2023May 1, 2023Chicago Reviews Shattered Globe’s London Road is a compelling, original portrayal of what is left behind after murders intrude on your life Photo by Michael Brosilow I just got home from a brilliant production of a truly original play that defies easy definition. It’s […]
October 13, 2021October 13, 2021Chicago Reviews Masterful acting helps “This Wide Night” show the human side of ex-cons Society tells us that convicts must “pay their debt” before it will allow them to re-assimilate into the world. But anyone who […]
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 […]
October 5, 2019October 5, 2019Chicago Reviews “Be Here Now” finds beauty in the darkness of life Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Evan Hanover. The first time I drove down to Theatre […]
January 22, 2019Chicago Reviews Will Eno’s “The Realistic Joneses” comes to humorous life at Theater Wit Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Evan Hanover. “It’s such a pretty night. It’s so quiet. You […]
May 7, 2018May 7, 2018Chicago Reviews “How to Use a Knife” Is Almost Two Plays in One Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow Is it ever possible to truly know another person? […]
January 22, 2018January 22, 2018Chicago Reviews Shattered Globe’s “Five Mile Lake” a Realistic Slice of (Unfulfilled) Lives Step into the Theatre Wit stage housing Shattered Globe’s production of Five Mile Lake by Rachel Bonds and you instantly know something is not […]
