Hard Times
First of all, I love the Pearl Theatre Company; They can do no wrong. Well, yes, I suppose that they can. They can pick a too long play without much dramatic or spiritual value. They can pick a play that was adapted from a novel which should have stayed a novel. And that they did in this case. Hard Times, based on Charles Dickens’s novel, is too long with little redeeming quality. I hope they don’t decide to do War and Peace should some misguided soul write the script.
The sets are at their usual minimalist, which I don’t mind, and their acting is great as usual. I recommend the company. Just not this play. The Pearl Theatre Company is now midtown at the City Center which is a great house for it. I look forward to attending and reviewing many if not all of their future productions.