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Uncle Vanya
In a co-production with Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre opens a stunning, star-rich, spectacularly directed “Uncle Vanya” bursting with dark humor and laugh-out-loud wit, brimming with long-held frustrations and regrets, and seething with both lust and rage ready to explode.
Current “Best Bets”
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Other recent reviews
Cuckoo Edible Magic
Reed Flores’ “Cuckoo Edible Magic,” now in its world premiere by San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) is a production the pre-announcer warns is “the craziest, stupidest, funniest show you’ve ever seen.” There is a lot of truth in that description.
Bluebeard’s Castle
An immense, dark, dungeon-like castle with its interior dimly lit by magnificent hanging chandeliers and wall scones of flickering candles is the setting for Opera San Jose’s intriguing, beguiling, and sinister-shrouded “Bluebeard’s Castle,” Béla Bartók’s 1918-premiering one-act opera based on an old French folktale.
La sonnambula
The strength of the voices, the chorus, and the orchestra ensure that West Bay Opera’s technically demanding, bel-canto showcasing “La sonnambula” is definitely a good reason to head to Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Center where audiences have a rare chance to witness and enjoy grand opera in an intimate setting.
The Heart Sellers
Aurora Theatre Company opens Lloyd Suh’s “The Heart Sellers” where the laughter and tears of Luna and Jane intermingle with those of our own as they share their experiences as recent Asian immigrants.
Waste
While historically so interesting to behold, the 1907 “Waste” in the hands of Carey Perloff and Marin Theatre is such an important mirror to remind us of the stakes of so many of the debates, legal battles, court rulings, and passed legislation of our own times.
