A writer moves from an unfulfilling marriage into a violent relationship with a thuggish, though strangely charming ex-con. Crossings, Betty Lambert’s first and only novel, is a chaotic storm of hypnotic, raw prose that conjures striking imagery. This novel, a highly controversial piece upon release, does not shy away from difficult subjects, and focuses in […]
As one of its first plays this year, Arts Club has brought a full-fledged comedy to its stage and I was given the chance to experience the hilarity. The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage presents, what they call, a “mile-high comedy”, formally known as Boeing-Boeing. French playwright, Marc Camoletti, wrote Boeing-Boeing in 1960 and it enjoyed […]
The lobby at the Playhouse slowly began to fill as the hour neared ten o’clock. Reggie Watts was due to come on stage any minute. The room was jam-packed with casual conversation and people standing in line for refreshments, trying to drink their Friday night’s quota of beer before being summoned inside the theatre. Finally, […]