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Fringe 2004 Reviews (29)Dias de las Noches Teatr Novogo Fronta of the Czech Republic/Russia brings us into the world of two immigrant actors performing while war rages outside. More than being beautiful and, at times, funny, this is a production intoxicatingly energetic. The five performers, Ales Janak, Irina E. Andreeva, Robert Janc, and Yury Gertsman, work flawlessly together. The music by Vladimir Franz, Viktor Amalev, W.A. Mozart, and Roman Dubinnikov pulls it all together. Exciting and engaging. Catherine Lamm And in the End This Broadway bound production is well produced and directed by Alexander “Sandy” Marshall with an amazing and hard working cast, the seasoned Valentine Pleka as Lennon, assisted by Wilma Mondi and Merwin Goldsmith.. But it is not a musical and gives us really not much new to digest. An interesting approach of Lennon looking back on his life does not seem to be enough. With so many productions about Lennon already, there is not the feeling that we have that we have learned something new or revisited something that we had forgotten. Catherine Lamm A Little Touch of Harry in the Night
Lt. Commander Tyrus Lemerande, U.S. Navy, has pared down Henry V into just about an hour, thus missing some of the good stuff (the contrast in a mature Henry in the French Court) and overdone some of the others. We see a warrior Henry here and do not get to see the development of the pig,s ear turning into a silk purse. But this is a good, solid attempt to bringing an understanding of Shakespeare’s Henry V to audiences not wanting to sit for 2 ½ - 3 hours. The things overlooked in this production are lighting, music and sound - in other words a director. Catherine Lamm |
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