The Lantern Theater is my favorite Philadelphia "little theater." It's intimate. It's professional. You are very close to the actors - and the shows are different. Sometimes I don't care for their selections - but often I do. I've seen a marvelous King Lear there and a wonderful The Bacchae. In this case I enjoyed the show very much. Anthony Lawton and Guenevive Perrier are wonderful. Their physical/dance skits are terrific.
Mostly this is Anthony Lawton's show - in fact he wrote it - rather adapted it from CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters - a tremendously perceptive book that I read at least 15 years ago.
The show is over now - and I'd only recommend you see it with a terrific star like Anthony Lawton because it is a one-man show - and if he's not good the show won't be either.
The show is over now - and I'd only recommend you see it with a terrific star like Anthony Lawton because it is a one-man show - and if he's not good the show won't be either.
It was a mostly sold-out run. Nice to know that shows like this are popular draw and make money for the production houses.
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Just stopping by to say hello and let you know I'm adding your link to my blog. It's good to find fellow theatrical blogs in Philadelphia!
Well said.
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