Tag Archive: writing

Many years later, ‘All My Sons’ is still teaching us

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – At a time in the late 1940’s when Americans basked in the euphoria of winning World War II, everything seemed possible. The American Dream was in full sway.… Continue reading →

In ‘Come from Away,’ Canadians open their hearts

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Earlier this month, this country – and the world – marked the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the United States that took place on Sept. 11, 2001.… Continue reading →

Singing, dancing ‘Addams Family’ comes to Plymouth

By Rich Fahey They’re creepy and they’re kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They’re all together ooky,The Addams Family. -The theme from “The Addams Family” TV show PLYMOUTH – It had to happen. Any TV show that… Continue reading →

‘An Irish Carol’: Dickens’ piece does a pub crawl

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – The Irish pub has long been a staple in literature, theater, and the movies, and it mattered not whether that pub was in Ireland itself or any one… Continue reading →

‘Twas the Night Before’ is a dazzling holiday delight

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Cirque du Soleil’s first entry into the holiday entertainment genre borrows from a host of other works – notably, the holiday poem at the heart of the piece… Continue reading →

Dickens and Doyle team up in ‘A Sherlock Carol’

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Through the decades, the works and characters originated by Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been bent, folded, spindled, mutilated and twisted every which way, until… Continue reading →

Cheating Brits abound in Company’s ‘The Cottage’

By Rich Fahey NORWELL – The British have turned several theatrical genres into cottage industries. They have long since mastered mystery/detective plays, films and TV series, including such notable stage works as “Murder… Continue reading →

In ‘Nassim,’ a playwright bonds with his audience

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Slowly, but surely, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour will earn our trust. And, with it, create a unique theatrical experience that bridges East and West. In The Huntington’s production of… Continue reading →

Groundbreaking Ufot Family Cycle launches this fall

BOSTON – It is an initiative groundbreaking in both its length and breadth, a nine-play cycle to be performed over the next two years all across Greater Boston at a large variety of… Continue reading →