Tag Archives: Eda Holmes

OSCAR WILDE’S A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL: A STRIKING UPDATE TO THE 1950S THAT IS STILL MUCH TOO RELEVANT

Their identity solidifies in how they are seen, this group of women posing for the world, for each other, for themselves. Sir John Pontefract scurries about with a flash camera, taking one shot here and another there, and their demeanor … Continue reading

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MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL: PROSTITUTION, MALE HYPOCRISY, MOMS AND DAUGHTERS, AND AN ALMOST THREE DECADE BAN

Mrs. Warren’s Profession ends with daughter Vivie seated – or is it reborn? – behind a desk. Her blooming manner of efficiency is striking, as if in performance for her new self. She seems self-satisfied and seems washed clean. After … Continue reading

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SHAW FESTIVAL PRESENTS A COMPLEX, INTENSE, FUNNY, AND THEATRICALLY BRILLIANT PRODUCTION OF EDWARD BOND’S THE SEA

A young man and a young woman, respectively, turn and turn a wind machine and, with increasing urgency, shake a metal sheet that one uses in theatre to effect a storm. They seem delighted with their theatrical devices and certainly, … Continue reading

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