Wednesday, February 21, 2018

reviews - OUTSIDE MULLINGAR - Arizona Theatre Company

Larry Bull and Cassandra Bissell
photo by Tim Fuller
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through March 4th.

"...an incredibly intoxicating romantic comedy...John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar....a beautiful love story...features a sensational cast...in a moving, rich and gorgeous production....features characters that are incredibly layered and situations that are full of authenticity, with dialogue that is not only filled with a beautiful realism but is also incredibly poetic and lyrical in nature....The cast of four is simply marvelous....full of harsh beauty, along with the reality of love, anger, loss, rejection and reconciliation. ...not only one of the best shows I've seen in the Valley but also one of the most memorable plays of the past decade. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

"...a thoroughly engaging, funny, and well written play of unrequited, romantic love...when it’s done and the applause is over, you’ll want to run back and see the whole attractive and ultimately charming production all over again." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)

"...mixes laugh-out-loud humor with a bittersweet melancholy....a beautifully low-key triumph of acting and stagecraft ....both satisfying and unconventional, thanks to Shanley’s subtly poetic language his gift for creating quirky characters.... an intoxicating concoction of sadness and joy. " Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic (click here to read the complete review)

"If I saw nothing else this season, Arizona Theatre Company's current production of OUTSIDE MULLINGAR would be enough to satisfy my soul....David Ivers has magnified John Patrick Shanley's Tony-nominated opus on love and birthright into a honey-sweet masterpiece of stagecraft. ...The eloquence and vitality of Shanley's words ~ the lilting and feisty brogue ~ flow strong out of the mouths of a powerhouse cast ~ John Hutton, Larry Bull, Robynn Rodriguez, and Cassandra Bissell ~ like a swelling river, carrying on its waves a bounty of emotions.... " Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)

".Humorous but insightful, playwright John Patrick Shanley takes audiences to rural Irish farmlands in Arizona Theatre Company’s vivid “Outside Mullingar”...Couple Shanley’s masterful play...with a remarkably acted and vibrantly staged production and “Outside Mullingar” is a must-see success. ...Theater lovers owe it to themselves to bask in the theatrical glory of ATC’s stunning “Outside Mullingar”." --Chris Curcio, KBAQ (click here to read the complete review)

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