Review: Complications in Sue at Opera Philadelphia
plus: comment on the Philly theater season, Caesar at Philadelphia Theatre Company, and a feminist playwright shows up in the Epstein files
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The Snow Queen by Evgeny Schwartz
The Wilma ventures into children's theater with a negligent staging of the Soviet version of the fairy tale. Plus: the Wilma's use of AI slop in advertising.
Philly Fringe Dispatch, Week 4
New plays, object puppetry, out of town clowns, and more
Primary Trust at PTC
A dull production that highlights the text's flaws, rather than its strengths
Philly Fringe Dispatch, Week 3
a gross clown, a trauma clown, a fish clown, a spaced-out clown, a clown who won't leave, master clowns, mourning clowns, and more
Philly Fringe Dispatch, Week 2
The dumb, the dumber, the silly, the punk, the anti-fascist punk, a family show, physical theater, one of the worst shows I've ever seen, and a Samuel Beckett cabaret.
Philly Fringe Dispatch, Week 1
The best, the worst, and a supplement to the fringe guide
The PU Guide to Philly Fringe '25
Festival picks, notes, and general thoughts after browsing the offerings of the biggest Philly Fringe yet.
Franklin's Key
Pig Iron delivers a confused spectacle at Plays and Players, but who is this for?
Glitter in the Glass
Review of R. Eric Thomas's revised play at Theatre Exile