MURDER FOR TWO is “a perfectly lovely surprise”
CEDAR CITY — At the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the audiences are used to “murder most foul” on the stage. But what is more unusual at the Festival is when a…
Wait until CURTAINS has dropped the curtain
CENTERVILLE — Curtains is a fun show about a musical within a musical. The audience finds itself in the theatre watching the closing scene of the fictional play Robbin’ Hood…
AN INSPECTOR CALLS at PTC with a modern message
SALT LAKE CITY — Edwardian England is often painted as a romantic time of peace and rapid progress; a cozy lull between rigid Victorianism and the horror of the first…
Case closed: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD is a hit
OREM — One of the great tragedies of nineteenth century English literature is that Charles Dickens died right in the middle of writing his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin…
THE UNEXPECTED GUEST a thrilling delight
PROVO — Agatha Christie’s classic murder-mystery hits the Covey stage, and to resoundingly great effect. The action begins in the midst of a foggy night, when stranger Michael Starkwedder stumbles…
Actors triumph in SOMETHING’S AFOOT
SALT LAKE CITY — The spring-loaded stage feels ready to snap. The chandelier hanging from a taught rope, spears mounted on the wall, and suit of armor guarding the back…
Salty Dinner Theater’s SHERLOCK HOLMES is elementary fun
LAYTON — Salty Dinner Theater’s most recent production and first-ever mystery, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the “Violinist’s Beau,” is a Sherlock Holmes mystery investigating a murder committed early…
Titus Productions presents MURDER ON THE NILE for a good cause
SALT LAKE CITY — Thursday night I attended by first production at the Sugar Space just off 7th East, a performance space I’ve been hearing a lot about. The theatre…
Hale’s THE GAME’S AFOOT: Oh, what a difference a script makes
WEST VALLEY CITY — The premise is delightful (the execution, not so much). Playwright Ken Ludwig chose real-life William Gillette— a famous actor/writer/director from the early 20th century quite famous…
After slow start, DIAL M FOR MURDER packs the suspense
CEDAR CITY — Last year, the Utah Shakespeare Festival produced The 39 Steps, a stage adaptation of a 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film. This year the Festival has decided to produce…