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‘Lay Me Down Softly’ at Seanachai: Characters looking for a narrative in the Irish countryside

May 16, 2014 – 5:11 pm | 3,140 views
Junior (Dan Waller, left) and Dean (Matthew Isler, right) are the boxers, and Theo (Jeff Christian) is the carnival boss. (Emily Schwartz)

Review: Billy Roche’s play of the Irish outback, “Lay Me Down Softly,” is a bit of a shaggy-dog story – and in the instance of Seanachai Theatre’s dreary go at it, the emphasis is on the dog.

In a compressed ‘Tale of Two Cities,’ Lifeline touches the heart of sacrifice in time of chaos

Mar 27, 2014 – 6:33 am | 9,949 views
Dissolute attorney Sydney Carton (Josh Hambrock, left) and aristocrat Charles Darnay (Nicholas Bailey) both idealize Lucie. (Suzanne Plunkett)

Review: It’s a good trick, reducing an epic – and I might add really famous – novel like Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” to two hours’ worth of narrative and dialogue, and yet preserving the psychological and dramatic dimensions that make the story compelling. Credit Lifeline Theatre with doing just that. ★★★