Mar 09—24, 2018
Saint JoanIN REPERTORY WITH HAMLET
BEDLAM / NYC
He’s the prince. She’s the rebel.
In this epic story, Shaw paints Joan of Arc not as a saint, witch or madwoman, but a farm girl who is an illiterate intellectual, a true genius whose focus on the individual rocked the Church and State to their core. Four actors perform all 24 roles in Bedlam’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, declared “Irresistible! Ferocious!” and “A force of nature!” by the New York Times.
SEE BEDLAM IN REPERTORY
2 Plays, 4 Actors, 49 Characters: Behold William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw’s most famous creations side by side, in repertory, in Hamlet and Saint Joan. Iconic figures are brought vividly to life in two riveting, unexpectedly funny, stripped-down stagings by four actors from Bedlam, the high-wire, adrenaline fueled New York City theater company, and directed by Eric Tucker.
Info
Venue
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116
Dates
Mar 09, 2018 - Mar 24, 2018
Details
3 hours including two 10 minute intermissions
Tickets from $20
Ages 10+
Everyone, regardless of age, must have a ticket to be admitted to this production, including babes in arms.
“Two fast-flowing, high-spirited productions”
“Both [Hamlet and Saint Joan] should not be missed.”
“In their bravura fusion of versatility, dexterity, and clarity, they’re executing the verbal and intellectual equivalent of a Cirque du Soleil act.”
— The Boston Globe
“Massaro and Brown are hilarious together as a popped-collar dude of a Rosencrantz paired with a Valley-girl Guildenstern”
“Throughout both Saint Joan and Hamlet there’s a thrill in watching these actors change roles with the tiniest of wardrobe adjustments and a physical shorthand that aids for quick and easy identification.”
“There is a large amount of ingenious stage business throughout both shows.”
— WBUR
“This exhilarating production draws the audience in not merely as viewers of a show, but as witnesses, immersed in the action.”
“The Bedlam ensemble’s quicksilver changes make the audience aware of their magic-making and a conscious partner in it.”
— Bay State Banner
“Only in the theater can you watch an actor take his hat off and put it on somebody else, and then that person is the character. That doesn’t happen in a movie.”
— The Boston Globe
“I left grinning, surprised that there was still ice on the streets. As far as I was concerned, the warmth and effervescence of what I had just witnessed had turned winter into springtime.”
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“Masterful… This juxtaposition of the comic and the tragic, coupled with the breathtaking talent of its actors, makes Bedlam’s HAMLET one of the richest, most entertaining theatrical experiences you may have this season.”
— TheaterMania
“An engaging, highly physical production of Shakespeare’s complex masterpiece that feels as raw and incestuous as the state of Denmark itself.”
— Time Out New York (Critic's Pick)
“Bedlam gives us Shakespeare and Shaw with the enthusiasm of youth, yes, but also with a level of insight that is usually arrived at only through years of close reading and exploratory performance. Even when its performers are not only portraying several different characters in a single scene, but also switching parts among one another, they make sure their audience, including virgins to this material, is as on top of the story as they are.”
“Anyone who listens to the eminently sane and persuasive voices of Bedlam is destined to become a convert.”
— The New York Times
“BEDLAM is a band of gifted unknowns who can make theatrical magic in an empty room. No theater troupe in America is doing more creative classical revivals. I believe Eric Tucker is this Country’s most talented director of classic Theatre. Eric is a kind of genius at making theatrical magic in black-box theater spaces”
— Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
“BEDLAM injects fresh blood and ideas into the theatre community and is all about jolting the audience out of complacency. Eric Tucker’s ability to peel away the layers while supporting the emotionalism of a performer makes you see things with new and less cynical eyes.”
— Hilton Als, The New Yorker
“Bedlam makes theatre immensely more involving and entertaining for the playgoer who’s lucky enough to secure a seat.”
— The Huffington Post
“Save your Hamilton dollars and go see it.”
— This American Life's Ira Glass on Bedlam's Sense & Sensibility
“No troupe in New York these days rides the storytelling momentum of theater more resourcefully or enthusiastically than BEDLAM.”
— Ben Brantley