“PRIVATE LIVES” REVIEWS
“Stratford Festival review: Private Lives absolutely sparkles”
“Geraint Wyn Davies and Lucy Peacock are a match made in romantic-comedy heaven in this hilarious and surprisingly warm production of the Noël Coward classic.”
– Glenn Sumi, NOW TORONTO
“Rolling with laughter at Private Lives”
“Witty dialogue and superb acting makes Private Lives a hilarious night out in Stratford this summer.”
– Steve Rice, BEACON HERALD
“The performances Perloff has elicited are refreshingly down-to-earth. None of that debonair posturing, the artificial old-mannered acting styles that can drag down Coward productions.
Peacock is superb as Amanda – a rich and aimless woman who nevertheless nurses a deep sadness that apparently only Elyot and his tempers can assuage. The actor’s line deliveries are fresh and funny, but there’s always a beating heart underneath. Wyn Davies, meanwhile, isn’t afraid to play Elyot as a violent misogynist. 'I should like to cut off your head with a meat axe,' he shouts at Sibyl, no Cowardian charm to couch it.”
– Kelly Nestruck, GLOBE AND MAIL
“Director Carey Perloff has compiled a fine cast. Lucy Peacock and Geraint Wyn Davies as ex spouses Amanda and Elyot are a divine pairing. From the moment Amanda knows to hand Elyot the fruit from her cocktail, it is clear that these two share something far more intimate with each other than they do with their new spouses. Their chemistry is excellent and they are equally as fun to watch when they are getting along as they are when they are sparring.”
– Lauren Glenow, BROADWAY WORLD
Stratford Festival
PRIVATE LIVES
by Noel Coward
Directed by Carey Perloff
May – October 2019
https://www.stratfordfestival.ca
San Francisco Playhouse
THE FIT
by Carey Perloff
Directed by Bill English
June 5 – June 29, 2019
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/sandbox-series
Williamstown Theatre Festival
GHOSTS
by Henrik Ibsen
Starring Uma Thurman
In a new version by Paul Walsh
July 31 – August 18, 2019
Arts Club Theatre Company
Vancouver
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Adapted by Ursula Rani Sarma
Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini
Directed by Haysam Kadri
Based on the original staging by Carey Perloff
September 12 – October 13, 2019
World Premiere
PALE SISTER
by Colm Tóibín
Co-production of the
Gate Theatre, Dublin Ireland
and Audible.com
Starring Lisa Dwan
October 31 – November 9, 2019
https://www.gatetheatre.ie/production/pale-sister/
The Shakespeare Company, Reeve Theater
University of Calgary
MERCHANT OF VENICE
by William Shakespeare
Starring Seana McKenna as Shylock
Directed by Carey Perlof
November 28 – December 8, 2019
https://arts.ucalgary.ca/schools/creative-performing-arts/node/986
Arena Stage
Washington D.C.
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
January 17 – February 23, 2020
Adapted by Ursula Rani Sarma
Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini
Directed by Carey Perloff
https://americantheatre.org/2019/03/05/arena-stage-announces-70th-season
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Adapted by Ursula Rani Sarma
Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini
Directed by Haysam Kadri
based on the original staging by Carey Perloff
February 2020
Cast of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, adapted by Ursula Rani Sarma, based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini.
Music written and performed by David Coulter. Photos by Kevin Berne
CURRENT & UPCOMING WORK
PRIVATE LIVES, Stratford Theater, Set Design by Ken MacDonald, Costume Design by Christian Poddubiuk, Lighting Design by Kimberly Purtell, Photo by Ken MacDonald
REVIEWS FOR “A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS”
Critic Picks A Thousand Splendid Suns and Queens for The Best of San Diego Theater in 2018:
“This knockout co-production of A Thousand Splendid Suns at The Old Globe, the American Conservatory Theatre and Theatre Calgary, was as splendid as its poetic title, under the magnificent direction of Carey Perloff (who extended her San Diego stay to direct a superb production of Queens at the La Jolla Playhouse right after this one; see below). Splendid Suns beautiful imagistic set, lovely score (much of it played on the musical saw) and evocative lighting and sound added up to an extraordinary evening that underscored, even in the very worst of circumstances, the enduring hope for a better, freer life.”
–– TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
“...A powerful production that had the audience sobbing.”
–– CALGARY HERALD
“Epic splendor...dazzles with its opulence and humanity.”
— SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Carey Perloff's direction as she leads these two women
through their journeys is stunning. she never forces a
moment or the pace but simply lets them unfold creating a raw and honest tone and lending a sense of realism to the actors who are stunning.”
–– BROADWAY WORLD
“Emotionally stirring! once the story is underway, it's hard
not to be swept along. theatergoers are rewarded not with a fairy tale ending but with a clarification of what redeems us as human beings.”
— LOS ANGELES TIMES
“...'theatrical alchemy.' it's where all the right elements seem to magically come together in just the right ways to form pure theatrical gold. seattle rep currently has a bunch of alchemists...working with them with their joint production with the american conservatory theater and their presentation of 'a thousand splendid suns,' a riveting tale filled with so much tragic beauty, that you'll be left breathless.”
— BROADWAY WORLD
"'GHOSTS' at Williamstown Theatre Festival Proves to Be Fresh and Remarkably Relevant."
–– BROADWAY WORLD
GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen, 2019 Williamstown Theatre Festival. Photos by Joseph O'Malley
GHOSTS...
"A sumptuous Ibsen revival starring Uma Thurman...."
–– THE NEW YORK TIMES
"To the play’s already overflowing grab bag of symbols and hot topics circa 1882 — syphilis, incest, arson, euthanasia — the director Carey Perloff adds gorgeous stage pictures, eerie live music and a glowy Uma Thurman giving a creditable performance in a famously difficult role."
–– THE NEW YORK TIMES
Interview with Carey Perloff
on "GHOSTS"
starring Uma Thurman
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 31-August 18, 2019
"From San Fran to Williamstown,
This Theater Director Brings 'Ghosts'"
–– Wendy Taucher, EXHALE LIFESTYLE
