Tag Archive: Davenport

Davenport’s presence, power lift Poets’ ‘Beowulf’

CAMBRIDGE – The Poets’ Theatre is dedicated to the spoken word. It aims to present “cutting edge contemporary poetic drama, classic texts daringly re-imagined, brilliant translations of the greatest plays from around the… Continue reading

‘Unbleached American’: Fine acting, needs tweaking

STONEHAM — Fame can be very much a two-edged sword, especially when your fame is generated by a song whose title will end up haunting you until the end of your days. And… Continue reading

Davenport leads sterling cast in ‘The Whipping Man’

  WATERTOWN — War is hell. And that’s for the winners. For the losers, it’s that much worse. Slavery is a different kind of hell. The two different kinds of hell collide in… Continue reading

WFT’s ‘Life’ is a skilled retake of a cultural icon

  BOSTON — Yes, Virginia, I am old enough to remember when there were actual radio dramas, soap operas, and serials. It was what was often called “the theater of the mind.” You… Continue reading