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“A hugely intelligent play about political intrigue and maneuvering in the court of Christina, Queen of Sweden in the seventeenth century. The production is just as provocative and compelling.”
Read Full ReviewCritic J. Kelly Nestruck covers Christina, The Girl King and Antony and Cleopatra in one review, with both shows scoring 2.5 stars. My favourite line in Nestruck’s review refers to Enobarbus’ (played by Tom McCamus) use of euphemistic “adjectives once assigned to women, supposedly ruled by emotion rather than reason. Men are Apollonian; women are Dionysian. Men are from Rome; women are from Egypt.”
Read Full ReviewCritic Robert Reid covers two shows in one review. Although Reid has praise for the Anotony and Cleopatra’s two leads, Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh, his review falls short of high praise. Reid truly enjoyed Christina, the Girl King noting “The production brims with strong ensemble work. Performances shine like jewels.”
Read Full Review“When it comes to liveliness of character and incident, Christina offers a high enjoyment quotient. Furthermore, provocative though it may be, its aim is never pure sensation — although there were a few gasps in the audience..”
Read Full Review“while the cast is great and the direction clear and consistent, at play’s end the audience may be left with more questions than resolutions, and this is the play’s problem.”
Read Full Review“When Jenny Young’s Queen Christina strides onto the stage, with her seemingly masculine assurance hiding a woman who is profoundly conflicted about which way her heart and body want to go, we understand her totally.”
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