Season 27 News & Reviews
The Times Festen review (Jan. 19, 2012)
A production that isn't passively viewed - it's experienced
Providence Journal Festen review (Jan. 19, 2012) Festen ... feels like something new - something like the way the original, revelatory realism of Ibsen must have felt. ...evokes the quiet, powerful impression of having seen something real.
Providence Journal Festen preview (Jan. 12, 2012)
"What the play does that the film can't , and what [adapter David] Eldridge did magnificently, was embrace theatrical convention to reach the same kind of power the film does, employing things that only theater can do."
Imagine Magazine Festen feature (Jan-Feb 2012)
"This is the aspect of live theater that compels us to wander out int the chill: If you miss a performance that belongs in the record books, you miss a Redwood falling in the New England forest. Don't miss out!
Boston Globe: Hamlet Review
Breathtaking ... a production whose momentum feels measured but never slow, and builds to a relentless pace that exhilarates... . Celebrates the Bard's rich language while making his characters, and their struggles, extraordinarily accessible."
Providence Phoenix: Hamlet Review
"The most anticipated theater event of the season. Such a treat. Shakespeare's greatest work and the Gamm's finest hour."
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Sun Chronicle: Hamlet Review
"Mesmerizing and utterly amazing."
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GoLocalProv.com: Hamlet Review
"One of the finest, truest productions of what is often considered Shakespeare’s most difficult play. ...This is world-class stuff. "
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American Theatre feature, September 2011
Putting on Heirs: Trinity Repertory Company's training program has spawned 7 theatres that tell stories the Trinity Way.
Season 26 News & Reviews
Providence Journal: Paul Review
Gamm's heretical 'Paul' a winner by Channing Gray
"Brenton's revisionist look at the Biblical account of St Paul's life and teachings makes for a heck of a tale. It's a brilliant piece of writing that translates into a fascinating night of theater. Add to that some terrific acting from the likes of Alexander Platt as a fanatical Paul, and Kelby T. Akin as the oily Roman emperor Nero, and you have a winner of a show, one of best things the Gamm has done this season."
Providence Examiner: A Night at the Fights Review
Sparks literally fly in Gamm's "Night at Fights" by Kim Kalunian
"A Night at the Fights will keep you on the edge of your seat with spectacle. Filled with danger, laughs and information, you'll be entertained and educated. ...These guys are the real deal: true theatrical professionals who know how to put on a good show."
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Providence Phoenix: A Doll's House Review
The Gamm's masterful Doll's House by Bill Rodriguez
There have been other plays well worth seeing this season, but nothing like this masterpiece at the Gamm.
Sun Chronicle: A Doll's House Review
Gamm updates 'House' by Susan McDonald
With some stories, the more things change, the more they stay the same; and, in the case of the latest show on stage at The Gamm Theatre, that's a very, very good thing.
Providence Journal: A Doll's House Reveiw
Gamm's 'Doll's House' inspired by Channing Gray
Pawtucket's Gamm Theatre, always up for a play with a message, is taking a long, hard look at the world of sexual politics in a searing production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" that features some terrific performances, including a little theatrical magic from Steve Kidd and Jeanine Kane as the Helmers, who watch their fragile marriage crash and burn.
Providence Monthly: A Child's Christmas in Wales Preview (Dec. 2010)
Season's Greetings from a Great Poet by Molly Lederer
A Child's Christmas in Wales, a prose poem by the late great Dylan Thomas, transports the reader to holidays past...
Providence Journal: A Child's Christmas in Wales Preview (Dec. 2010)
Gamm’s ‘Child’s Christmas’ features stories and songs by Channing Gray
It was “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” that inaugurated the space in Pawtucket where the Gamm Theatre is based...
Providence Journal: Mauritius Review (Oct. 2010)
The Gamm's 'Mauritius' riveting by Channing Gray
A riveting night of theater. ...A crisply written play with unexpected twists and turns, ...a heck of a good story that will keep you guessing.
More Teeth: Mauritius Review (Oct. 2010)
Director Rachel Walshe has assembled a team around her that is firing on all cylinders. ...Fun...suspenseful and ...hilarious. ...One of the best plays running.
Theatre Mirror: Mauritius Review (Oct. 2010)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone
For a spectacular look at a contemporary show be sure to catch 'Mauritius' at Gamm Theatre before time runs out.
The Times: Glengarry Glen Ross Review (Sept. 2010)
Pitch-perfect performances by Kathie Raleigh
The Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre couldn't have picked a better time to produce "Glengarry Glen Ross," David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize winning play about four unethical Chicago real estate agents whose business is predatory selling.
WRNI(NPR): Glengarry Glen Ross Review (Sept. 2010)
Bill Gale reviews "Glengarry Glen Ross" at The Gamm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WRNI) - The new theater season around here begins with David Mamet's prize-winning play, "Glengarry Glen Ross," at the Gamm Theatre. Bill Gale was there press night and he says this hard-edged play is as good as ever.
Providence Journal: Glengarry Glen Ross Review (Sept. 2010)
Gamm's 'Glengarry' a winner by Channing Gray
Pawtucket's Gamm Theatre has kicked off its season with a keeper, a winning production of "Glengarry Glen Ross," David Mamet's unvarnished look at the world of ruthless real estate salesmen struggling to survive. |