Review by KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky of “The Madwoman in the Volvo” by Sandra Tsing Loh at Berkeley Rep through January 15, 2017. Berkeley Rep
Bay Area Theater
During the Corona Virus lockdown, new podcasts will go live Sunday afternoons. New and recent interviews focused primarily on local Bay Area theatre venues, with playwrights, actors, directors and artistic directors, hosted by KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky. Pre-pandemic podcasts also feature theatre reviews by Richard Wolinsky along with interviews conducted by KPFA associate theatre critic C.S. Soong. Dates of theatre reviews can be found at http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Theatre_Reviews.html
Emma Rice is the Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London and director/co-adaptor of “946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips,” a Kneehigh production running at Berkeley Rep through January 15th. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
“Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley” a new play by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, based on characters from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice, at Marin Theatre Company through December 23, 2016, reviewed by KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky.
“She Loves Me,” the classic 1963 musical with book by Joe Masteroff, music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, directed by Susi Damilano, now at San Francisco Playhouse through January 14, 2017. Reviewed by KPFA Chief Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky
KPFA Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the touring company of “The King and I,” now at the Golden Gate Theatre through December 11, 2016.
The play Safe House by Keith Josef Adkins, directed by L. Peter Callender, at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through December 4, 2016 is reviewed by KPFA chief theatre critic Richard Wolinsky.
Ed Decker, founder and artistic director of New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco talks with KPFA’s Richard Wolinsky. The New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco focuses on queer and allied theatre and has been around since 1981.
Review of Seared by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Margarett Perry, at San Francisco Playhouse through November 12th. Reviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Review of The Last Tiger in Haiti by Jeff Augustin, directed by Joshua Kahan Brody, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through November 27, 2016. Reviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Review of Tom Stoppard’s play, The Hard Problem, directed by Carey Perloff, at A.C.T.’s Geary Theatre through November 13, 2016. Reviewed by Richard Wolinsky.