Review

London Assurance

The National Theatre of Great Britain has given us a delightful summer cocktail with a rousing knockabout production of Dion Boucicault's 1841 comedy "London Assurance."

The Little Death: Vol. 1

This eroticized electro-opera about Christian chastity has loud fun but peaks early, a victim of its lack of a defined storyline.

Thurgood

America's racial policy of "separate but equal" galled a young black man named Thurgood Marshall no end. Fortunately, he came equipped for battle.

The Barker Poems: Gary the Thief and Plevna: Meditations on Hatred

You might not feel the felicity of Barker's language and the power of his observations by merely reading these poems rather than hearing them recited. Then again, you might.

Salt

Angelina Jolie, for all intents and purposes, is James Bond in her new film "Salt," and it's really no surprise that Jolie, the only female action star in Hollywood, more than measures up to Daniel Craig.

Kisses

"Kisses" is a touching drama centering on two teens, quiet boy Dylan (Shane Curry) and the precocious girl next door Kylie (Kelly O'Neill), as they run away from their abusive homes on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland.

The Dry Land

Ryan Piers Williams' film "The Dry Land" brings to light the searing plight of the American soldier, not in the throes of action but back home after service to country.

Cairo Time

While Ruba Nadda's film is marketed as a romance with the exotic Egyptian capital, in reality the film is the quiet and complex unfolding of romance between two adults.

Secrets of the Trade

Playwright Jonathan Tolins hits the bull's-eye with his new comedy-drama. I have one word for you: pounce.

The Altoona Dada Society Presents 'The Velvet Gentleman'

Ambition overreaches ability in Jon Steinhagen’s split-personality comedy about the backstage tribulations of a theater company attempting to perform a Dadaist biography of Erik Satie.