The Beaux' Stratagem Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Recommended
"...Toss in swashbuckling swordplay and superb production values and you've got a lot to enjoy in this postmodern Restoration comedy."
LA Weekly- Somewhat Recommended
"...Amusing, with a few hilarious moments, the play on the whole doesn't rise to the level of the best and wittiest farce."
Backstage- Recommended
"...Kudos also to fight choreographer Ken Merckx, whose orchestration of a melee among Archer, Aimwell, and a few unlucky highwaymen, with Dorinda and Mrs. Sullen assisting, is a work of art. It makes for a welcome splash of derring-do to cap off an utterly charming evening."
Stage and Cinema- Recommended
"... This comedy runs two and a half hours with intermission, but each well-paced act passes swiftly by, thanks to Julia Rodriguez-Elliott's snappy and sharp direction. What is normally reserved for scholarly research and analysis is brought to rapturous life on A Noise Within's stage."
The Hollywood Reporter- Recommended
"...This kind of show falls squarely within the established expertise of this company, and all the actors dine ravenously on this kind of meat."
StageHappenings.com- Recommended
"...A Noise Within has given us a terrific production about two best friends, Jack Archer (Blake Ellis) and Tom Aimwell (Freddy Douglas), scallywags who have gone on the road in England to find some wealthy and attractive women to woo, wed and fleece. Charming they are, but arrogance and an unhealthy moral code will be their comic downfall."
Examiner- Recommended
"...But if you want a lighthearted romance with a happy ending and a bit of swashbuckling sword fighting on the side, this A Noise Within production is made to order."
On Stage Los Angeles- Recommended
"...Restoration comedy can be wonderful or it can be a mess in the hands of folks who don't get the subtleties. It's got to be broad, but in a stylized manner. The Manner is the key and in director Julia Rodrigues-Elliott's hands, the show picks right up and a good time is had by all."
Neon Tommy- Recommended
"...For educational value alone, it's wonderful to see the play produced professionally, but under Julia Rodriguez-Elliot's direction, A Noise Within's production makes it clear why the play was so popular back in its day. "The Beaux' Stratagem" is immensely funny, and it's quite entertaining to watch such a well-crafted play."
Pasadena Weekly- Recommended
"...Others in the cast of superb repertory players include Alison Elliott, Alan Blumenfeld, Luke Peckinpaugh, Joel Swetow, Jesse Peri, Abigail Marks, Jamie Sadd, Mary Regalado, and Seth Freed. Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directs the levity with just the right touch to keep it from becoming absurd."