By Ilana Jael If your first reaction to the prospect of seeing a play called Hedda Gabler is to think “Wait, who’s Hedda Gabler?” — well, then you and the protagonist of this 1891 masterpiece by Henrik Ibsen may have something in common. Furthermore, if I had started this review with an introductory sentence explaining that the play is called Hedda Gabler because the … [Read more...]
A chilling, first-rate ‘1984’ at Pompano Cultural Center
By Dale King George Orwell’s novel 1984 is a frightening piece of prose, a literary admonition warning of a perverse future world in which an omniscient state machine, Big Brother, exerts total control over society. To deviate in thought, word or deed could lead to torture or, more likely, death by hanging in a location where audiences gather to watch gleefully. Or, Big … [Read more...]