Reviews
The Irish Curse’ Offers Laughs, Reflection And ‘Magical Chemistry”
NEW MILFORD – One of the pleasures of being a regional theater reviewer is the opportunity it affords to watch the same actors performing over a number of years and to see them get better and better at their craft. This was particularly evident at a performance last weekend by TheatreWorks New Milford, which is…
‘The Irish Curse’: Ribald and Thought Provoking
At TheatreWorks, Size Does Matter – but only if you let it. Part of the attraction of community theater is the mixing of old and new, the intrigue of watching accomplished actors endeavor in new roles as veteran performers return and inject fresh energy into a production. The Irish Curse, a hilarious and thought provoking comedy now…
‘The Irish Curse’ Hits TheatreWorks New Milford
People from all walks of life have their own strengths and shortcomings, and, though we swear it’s not true, our society is fixated on size. We want everything to be bigger than life, from our dessert portions and the TVs we watch, to our homes and bank accounts. But there is no luck of the…
‘The Irish Curse’ opens in New Milford
The premise of Martin Casella’s comedy “The Irish Curse” is that the presumably unfortunate genetic condition of having a small penis is reason enough to organize a support group whose five members can grouse about the blight that has brought them down at every turn in life. The theme may be fodder for some stand-up…
A Gift Of “Laughter” In New Milford
NEW MILFORD – This year TheatreWorks New Milford has forsworn the Christmas themed holiday show in favor of Present Laughter, a frothy comedy by Noel Coward. Admittedly colored by autobiographical implications, the play revolves around a vain, self-absorbed, and highly successful matinee idol, whose approaching mid-life crisis (he’s turning forty) has made him vulnerable to…
Noel Coward and Friends
In Noel Coward’s play about self-centered, histrionic and mostly attractive theater people, Garry Essendine stands out. That’s because Coward was re-creating himself in “Present Laughter,” the drawing room comedy he wrote in 1939, when the world was falling apart. This handsome, mannered and articulate actor is always on. “I’m watching myself go by,” he tells…
‘Laughter’ brightens holidays
Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” arrives at the New Milford TheatreWorks just in time to bring plenty of color, comedy and class to the holiday season. A large cast full of quirky characters who often find themselves in awkward situations is not only cause for laughter, but the stuff that good comedies are made of. Long…
‘Present Laughter’ is an Early Holiday Gift – Noel Coward’s light comedy comes to life at TheatreWorks New Milford
Knowledgeable theatergoers will thoroughly enjoy Present Laughter, an amusing two-act comedy by legendary playwright Noël Coward, now on stage at TheatreWorks New Milford. Like a Robert Ludlum novel, the play starts out slowly, introducing characters and presenting necessary background details – all to set the stage for the inevitable, fast-paced climax. Once the tale picks up…
Classic Coward Play is at TheatreWorks
In a holiday season strained by a still-struggling economy and the stresses of everyday life only magnified by the season itself, we all need a break from it all—and an entertaining one at that. Fortunately, TheatreWorks New Milford’s production of legendary playwright Noël Coward’s classic comedy of manners, “Present Laughter,” under the direction of Beth…
Noel Coward’s romp ‘Present Laughter’ at TheatreWorks
New Milford’s TheatreWorks is currently treating audiences to a delightful comedy by that national treasure of English drama, Noel Coward. Long acknowledged as one of his country’s outstanding wits, raconteurs, directors, diarists, letter-writers and actors, Coward’s humor still stands up as a timeless expression of its author’s talent. “Present Laughter,” is a Coward drama bursting with…