Friday, April 10, 2026

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – REVIEW OF 2026 PRODUCTION AT THE GRAND THEATRE IN LONDON ONT.

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Reviewed by James Karas If you have not seen Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest recently, you should head for London, Ontario ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

HENRY V – REVIEW OF 2026 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRODUCTION IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

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Reviewed by James Karas The redoubtable Royal Shakespeare Company has staged Henry V at the Festival Theatre in Shakespeare’s birthplace,...
Monday, April 6, 2026

RIGOLETTO – REVIEW OF 2026 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN, PRODUCTION

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  Reviewed by James Karas The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has revived the 2021 production by Oliver Mears of Verdi’s  Rigoletto,  a fav...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

SHADOWLANDS – REVIEW OF PLAY ABOUT C. S. LEWIS IN LONDON

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Reviewed by James Karas C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) had a play written about him and it was produced on Broadway, in London’s West End and in ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

“OH, MARY!” – REVIEW OF FARCE ABOUT MRS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN LONDON

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Reviewed by James Karas   “OH, MARY!” by Cole Escola is ostensibly a play about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of the great president. It ha...
Monday, March 30, 2026

THE TEMPEST – REVIEW OF 2026 PRODUCTION AT SAM WANAMAKER PLAYHOUSE IN LONDON

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Reviewed by James Karas  The small Sam Wanamaker Playhouse keeps Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre active during the winter months. I caught Tim...
Friday, March 27, 2026

BROKEN GLASS – REVIEW OF ARTHUR MILLER’S PLAY AT YOUNG VIC, LONDON

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Reviewed by James Karas Broken Glass is a 1993 play by Arthur Miller that is rarely produced. It is a gripping drama about being Jewish t...