Travels With My Aunt at The Colony Theatre

Travels With My Aunt

The Colony Theatre
555 North Third Street Burbank

The adventure of a lifetime! Mild-mannered Henry Pulling leads a quiet life, but when his vigorous and eccentric Aunt Augusta suddenly appears with mysterious information about his past, Henry is drawn into an exotic international adventure. Four actors play more than 20 roles, including secret agents, thieves, and art smugglers in this exciting theatrical escapade. Adapted from the celebrated novel by Graham Greene, Travels With My Aunt is an irreverent, captivating, and unforgettable journey.

Thru - Dec 18, 2011

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 3:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 818-558-7000

www.colonytheatre.org

Travels With My Aunt Reviews

Average Rating based on 8 reviews

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Backstage - Recommended

"...With its picaresque narrative, amoral underbelly, and plethora of characters, Graham Greene's 1969 novel about a drab British bank clerk and the eccentric septuagenarian who transforms his life is a tricky wicket for stage adaptation. Giles Havergal's 1989 reduction for the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, admirably compresses it into coherent dramaturgy with imaginative skill, and this briskly entertaining rendition essentially follows suit."

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- David C. Nichols

Broadway World - Somewhat Recommended

"...It is. Yet somehow, in spite of all this fun, I found myself enjoying the play less than I thought I should."

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- Don Grigware

Glendale News Press - Recommended

"...Directed with taut precision by David Dean Bottrell, Giles Havergal's Olivier Award-winning adaptation of Greene's 1969 novel efficiently assigns four actors multiple roles. Played without regard for gender, race or ethnicity, they are performed with virtuosic verve by a superb cast: Thomas James O'Leary and Mark Capri as Henry and Aunt Augusta, respectively, and Larry Cedar and Sybyl Walker, who enliven assorted male and female eccentrics with vivid individuality."

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- Lynne Heffley

Burbank Leader - Recommended

"...If all adventure begins with imagination, then Travels with My Aunt invites the audience to have their own theatrical adventure by using theirs. Last Saturday's audience certainly did, and were well rewarded for it."

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- Greg Simay

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

"...If travel is all about discovering new worlds and theater is all about letting one's imagination soar, then the Colony Theatre's production of Travels With My Aunt achieves its success by allowing us in the audience to discover those new worlds through the power of our imagination."

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- Steven Stanley

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

"...Graham Greene (October 2, 1903-April 3, 1991) was a British author, playwright, and critic. People generally put his works in the mode of spy thrillers, but he also had a gift for writing comical novels too, which is well noted in Travels With My Aunt, playing at The Colony Theatre in Burbank."

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- Carol Kaufman Segal

Will Call - Somewhat Recommended

"...The burden of carrying this play falls on O'Leary's Henry, who has entirely too much narrating to do, making his voyage come off more like story telling rather than as a theatrical offering. A minor quibble, but still…."

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- Ingrid Wilmot

NoHoArtsDistrict - Recommended

"...This is the perfect play to begin your 2011 holiday season. Come and enjoy the magic and fun of TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT."

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- Cathy Wayne

Travels With My Aunt at The Colony Theatre