Posts by Mark Burgess
Welton Jones: Curtain Call
Our colleague friend and chief cheerleader at SanDiegoStory.com, Welton Jones, passed away this last December 2022. He is co-founder of Critics LLC, publisher of sandiegostory.com, along with Ken Herman, Bill Eadie, Kris Eitland and Mark Burgess. He wrote our site history (in the menu above) and published over 137 reviews since we debuted in July 2012.
Read MoreCome Fall In Love at the Old Globe, Literally
An exuberant celebration of the culture of India, the rush of falling in love and a universal story of young love colliding with tradition.
Read MoreNorth Coast Rep’s “Annabella in July”: Clever humor carries an intriguing story
This World Premier sparkles with a wit and an engaging cleverness delivered with spot on casting in perfect timing that carries you through a good story.
Read MoreA Midsummer Night’s Awakening
For an audience welcoming all that is modern culture and looking to laugh, this production is a joy, delivered in San Diego’s own park of fancy and marvels on the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Stage.
Read MoreThe Shrewdness of “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Old Globe
The Old Globe’s “Taming of the Shrew” is a roaring romantic good time – with actors, able comic actors all, amplifying whatever ribaldry and comedy Shakespeare left open in the text, but serving a sincere and moving portrait of the genuine joining of two souls.
Read More“I Hate Hamlet”: Of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy!
Love Shakespeare’s Hamlet? Hate it? Never seen or read it? If you enjoy live theater, go see “I Hate Hamlet”, prepare to laugh and maybe reflect a little on life.
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