“The Avengers” was a campy English 1960’s television spy series and is still remembered fondly today. While the show clearly placed itself within the James Bond 007 spy-thriller genre, “The... Read more
At a time when theaters are closed, Blackfriars Playhouse of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia is streaming productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Currently “Much Ado Abou... Read more
“The show must go on!” So runs an old dictum in the theatre world, but how do theatre companies survive and thrive in the era in which we find ourselves? Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, V... Read more
Theatre, as is the case with all art, possesses a truly divine capacity to examine complex topics through a gentler lens. It allows viewers to consider more serious ideas that they may... Read more
Ah. Romantic relationships, aren’t they wonderful? Well, they can be, but more often than not, they usually provide the subject matter for most of the humorous stories told at dinner parties... Read more
“Move Over, Mrs. Markham” is a sprightly way to segue into the new year and beat back some of the doldrums of January and February. . . . the Port Tobacco Players have created a... Read more
“The Children” is one of the most thought-provoking, humorous and heart-wrenching stories I’ve seen in quite a while. The writing is brilliant, and the story is timeless. This is... Read more
Ah, Christmas: the busiest and perhaps most stressful time of the year. As we dash to and fro, buying the perfect present, running to choir rehearsal or from it, baking cookies for the cooki... Read more
Friends, I will begin by prefacing this review with the fact that I am (kind of shamefully) a cheeseball Netflix original Christmas movie binge watching kind of person. Every holiday themed... Read more
Childhood is one of the few beautiful experiences in this world that everyone can understand and empathize with because, well, we all have some sort of connection to it. Whether you’re curre... Read more
