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Monday, December 15, 2014

The Events: Casting Announced by Nicole Serratore

Having seen David Greig's play about faith and violence in Edinburgh in 2013 I was curious how they would cast the play when it was scheduled to play New York Theatre Workshop.  Ramin G…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 03:20PM

City of Angels: Some Thoughts by Nicole Serratore

Bearing in mind I saw the first preview of City of Angels and could still smell the paint on the set, I can't really "review" it. Things may change between when I as the show and it is ope…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 01:41PM

The Elephant Man: A Museum Display by Nicole Serratore

I wish I had just bought dinner at a table next to Alessandro Nivola rather than payed a small fortune to see this play.  At least in that instance I'd have had a really nice meal and …

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:17PM
Friday, December 12, 2014

A Show for Christmas: Critical Discussion by Nicole Serratore

I've been shit about cross-posting my writing from other places on the internet.  But had a discussion with John Murphy about Daniel Kitson's new storytelling show A Show for Christmas …

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 01:03PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Assassins: Sunday in the Park with Booth by Nicole Serratore

As the swirling cast tore off pieces of the balladeer's clothes and transformed him, I thought Jamie Lloyd's production of Assassins had its claws in me.  It was most unexpected since w…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 09:21AM
Sunday, December 7, 2014

Thanksgiving by Nicole Serratore

I'm leaving London today. I feel like I've been away forever.  The world has been in an uproar and I haven't even had a TV to see it unfold.  And when things are happen at home, a…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 06:25AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

The Return of Daniel Kitson's Tree... by Nicole Serratore

Daniel Kitson's two person play Tree will have its London premiere at the Old Vic Theatre in January 2015.  Starring Kitson and comedian Tim Key, the work originally premiered in Manche…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 06:17PM

Straight White Men: Anthropology by Young Jean Lee by Nicole Serratore

I thought I had reached a breaking point this year with the voices of straight, white male voices in theater.  But when it's Young Jean Lee doing the curating of those voices I'm will…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 04:35PM

Asymmetric: Secrets and Lies by Nicole Serratore

"Which, did no one anywhere on the R and D chain bring up how stupid it is to call a drone 'Icarus'?" Shifting tone between humor and the serious business of international espionage, Mac Ro…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:21PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

The River: A Soggy Tale of Fishes by Nicole Serratore

If you went to see Jez Butterworth's The River on Broadway because I raved about the London production, well then I'm really sorry.  It has been the rare experience for me to see a play…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:10PM

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