The Doctor's Dilemma at A Noise Within

The Doctor's Dilemma

A Noise Within
3352 E Foothill Blvd Pasadena

Questions about medicine have been in the news a lot the past few years. Wrestling about who to treat and how much to pay for it are powerful contemporary issues. But they're not new ones. Over a century ago, playwright George Bernard Shaw wrote his sharp and funny comedy The Doctor's Dilemma, which tackles these very same issues. A doctor must decide who to save: a kindly colleague who serves the poor, or an extremely talented but unscrupulous young artist? Shaw's play is an indictment of both the medical profession and artistic sensibility.

Thru - Nov 25, 2012

Price: $40-$44

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 626-356-3100

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The Doctor's Dilemma Reviews

Average Rating based on 11 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...Fortunately, in the play's lively current staging at A Noise Within, director Dámaso Rodríguez and a ready cast ride Shaw's hobbyhorse themes at a full gallop, blowing past the piece's occasional stodginess with sheer comical verve"

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- F. Kathleen Foley

LA Weekly - Somewhat Recommended

"...Shaw's passionate distrust and satirical takedown of the medical profession is wrapped up in a slightly dull, five-act drama that's enlivened by mildly comedic undercurrents and interesting discussions on contemporary morality."

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- Pauline Adamek

Backstage - Recommended

"...Leave it to the classically focused A Noise Within, director Dámaso Rodriguez, and an aces cast to produce a sparkling revival in which the doctors get their due. Or, to use Shaw's parlance, Rodriguez and Co. give our phagocytes some serious stimulation."

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- Evan Henerson

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...The production succeeds in its casting, its pacing, its dressing, and its staging; its execution is fluid and dynamic. And that is a credit to Dámaso Rodriguez and his team."

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- Jesse David Corti

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

"...Though George Bernard Shaw will likely never top this reviewer's list of favorite playwrights, The Doctor's Dilemma proves to be one of his most interesting and accessible to modern audiences, and as this latest A Noise Within revival makes crystal clear, remains gratifyingly relevant over a century after its first performance."

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- Steven Stanley

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

"...A Noise Within's current production of George Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma is a witty delight."

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- Elyse Cook

Examiner - Recommended

"..."The Doctor's Dilemma" is a tragic comedy with a timely message about healthcare and a cautionary tale about the blind spots of geniuses."

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- Jana Monji

On Stage Los Angeles - Somewhat Recommended

"...Grasping Shaw's commentary, is possible, but, it could have been done by Moliere in a quick romp, leaving the audience chuckling at the final curtain."

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- Michael Sheehan

Neon Tommy - Not Recommended

"..."The Doctor's Dilemma" is not A Noise Within's finest offering, and it is a disappointing companion to the vastly superior "Cymbeline.""

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- Katie Buenneke

Frontiers - Recommended

"...It must therefore be counted an absolute artistic coup for A Noise Within and dynamite director Damaso Rodriguez to have turned The Doctor's Dilemma into one of the most entertaining and provocative productions of the fall."

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- Christopher Cappiello

The Stage Struck Review - Recommended

"...It is left to director Damaso Rodriguez to make the thing come to life – to have us care in a more than intellectual way about characters who exist primarily to challenge the intellect. That this is managed, more often than not, is due to Rodriguez's own vision and a precise and polished ensemble cast."

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- Frances Baum Nicholson

The Doctor's Dilemma at A Noise Within