Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead Reviews
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...Tom Stoppard ponders the absurdity of life and the inevitability of death in his existentialist comedy classic Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, the thrillingly staged if occasionally inscrutable latest from A Noise Within."
Cultural Weekly- Highly Recommended
"...Arcadia may well be Stoppard's masterpiece, but Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead delivers a welcome reminder of how uplifting a little existential wit can be. We'll skip listing all of the awards and recognition this play received in its day, including a radio adaptation and a film version that Stoppard directed. If nothing I've said about the play so far has convinced you about the pleasure of the oblique imagination that spawned it, the smart production at ANW should provide vivid proof."
Showmag- Highly Recommended
"...Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead figures among the first of many off-kilter approaches to classical works by modern playwrights. Comparing originals with their sequels or tributes provides us with new assessments, entertaining and enriching at the same time. In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Stoppard has done it all."
Haines His Way- Highly Recommended
"...Mahaffy and Goldstein make a merry duo, riffing off each other marvelously. Mann offers great support and comic timing. Elliott's direction is tight and sure and keeps the lengthy, wordy play moving along at a brisk pace. Frederica Nascimento's scenic design is spare until a ship magically comes together on stage in the dark. Jenny Foldenauer's colorful costumes and Ken Booth's bright lighting are well done. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead but comedy is alive and well."