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Theatre criticism is a genre of arts criticism, and the act of writing or speaking about the performing arts such as a play or opera.. Theatre criticism is distinct from drama criticism, as the latter is a division of literary criticism whereas the former is a critique of the theatrical performance.
The reviews were generally good. The Times said of the piece, "It may not be a milestone in the development of English drama, but it is a very funny play". [4] J. C. Trewin in The Illustrated London News thought the piece overlong: "If this were a revue, we might consider ten minutes ample". [5]
Good People is a 2011 play by David Lindsay-Abaire.The world premiere was staged by the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City. [1] The production was nominated for two 2011 Tony Awards – Best Play and Best Leading Actress in a Play (Frances McDormand), with the latter winning.
Though this run was brief, the play is featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006 and was published by Dramatists Play Service in 2007. [2] It is the most produced play in North American high schools over the past decade. [9] Almost, Maine is now a novel, published by Macmillan. [10]
The Room is Harold Pinter's first play, written and first produced in 1957. Considered by critics the earliest example of Pinter's "comedy of menace", this play has strong similarities to Pinter's second play, The Birthday Party, including features considered hallmarks of Pinter's early work and of the so-called Pinteresque: dialogue that is comically familiar and yet disturbingly unfamiliar ...
The play received mixed reviews. In a 3 star review for The Guardian, Michael Billington likened the piece to a Cotswold Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [3] In a 3 star review for the Financial Times, Sarah Hemming states "It’s obliquely timely, then, often waspishly funny, ultimately very moving and beautifully delivered by the superb Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan.
The term "play" can encompass either a general concept or specifically denote a non-musical play. In contrast to a "musical", which incorporates music, dance, and songs sung by characters, the term "straight play" can be used. For a brief play, the term "playlet" is occasionally employed. The term "script" pertains to the written text of a play.
Metamorphoses is a play by the American playwright and director Mary Zimmerman, adapted from the classic Ovid poem Metamorphoses. The play premiered in 1996 as Six Myths at Northwestern University and later the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago. The play opened off-Broadway in October 2001 at the Second Stage Theatre.