Tag Archives: Tom Stoppard

Don’t Let Esoteric Details Dissuade You; Let Dramaworks’ Arcadia Swirl Around You

Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Arcadia is Tom Stoppard’s love letter to the miracle of human intelligence’s pursuit of learning — with a gentle jab at the hubris of those who are so taken with that pursuit.

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arcadia, Brian O'Keefe, Caitlin Cohn, Casey Butler, Cliff Burgess, Dan Leonard, Don Thomas, Gary Cadwallader, J. Barry Lewis, James Andreassi, Margery Lowe, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Peter Simon Hilton, Ryan Zachary Ward, Steve Shapiro, Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Morosco | Leave a comment

Get Ready For Brain-Stretching Ride In Dramaworks’ Arcadia

When idea-hungry audiences at Palm Beach Dramaworks who have cheered Ionesco and Albee are faced with something less challenging, some complain to Producing Artistic Director William Hayes that they can see that fare elsewhere. They will get their wish in extremis this month with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Arcadia, J. Barry Lewis, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Ryan Zachary Ward, Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Morosco | Leave a comment

Report From New York: The Real Thing Remains A Puzzlement

Tom Stoppard’s play about the war between head and heart in romance, The Real Thing, is reputedly his most accessible. Yet on my fourth connection with it through the revival at Roundabout Theatre Company, it still doesn’t cleanly despite a starry cast.

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Cynthia Nixon, Ewan mcGregor, Josh Hamilton, Maggie Gyllenhall, Sam Gold, The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard | Leave a comment