mike ross

Theatre Review –Kaufman and Hart’s You Can’t Take It With You

Posted on April 29, 2012, updated on May 28, 2012 by pcitron

As a writing team, George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart really understood the tenor of the times. In 1936, deep in the Great Depression, they opened You Can’t Take It With You as a balm for hard times. At the heart is the seemingly eccentric Sycamore family who live by Grandpa’s motto of only doing […]

Review of Lee MacDougall’s High Life (Soulpepper)

Posted on February 22, 2012, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

High Life is an unforgettable play. For those of us who saw it back in 1996 in its first coming, are delighted to see it return. Playwright Lee MacDougall has created a Canadian classic that has toured the world and been translated into a myriad of languages. A better name for the play would be […]