The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Recommended
"...Simply constructed yet highly affecting, this latest play, which was produced this year by New York's Signature Theatre, has a valedictory air to it - the sense of an artist dealing only with essentials. Storytelling and social justice, the twin themes of Fugard's work, are wedded together in a two-act drama that is constructed to resemble a parable."
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
"...Premier South African playwright Athol Fugard once again puts a personal face on apartheid in his deeply moving two-act drama The Painted Rocks Of Revolver Creek, now getting a gorgeously-acted West Coast Premiere at Fugard's Los Angeles home, the award-winning Fountain Theatre."
StageHappenings.com- Recommended
"...Director Simon Levy's strong hand is very much in evidence on Jeffrey McLaughlin's bold cyclorama set of dry sand and painted rocks against a blue-sky background. The four-character casting is exemplary, with twelve-year-old Solomon a standout with his intelligence and his energy. Silcott's old man is hardy and Brown's energy matches young Solomon's. And Spoke an amazing discovery."
Examiner- Recommended
"...But of course Levy is working with one of the finest ensembles anyone could put together. Thomas Silcott as the artist Mabuza, reveling in his creations and musing about his legacy, Philip Solomon, natural and devoid of childish cutesiness, as Bokkie, Suanne Spoke, the epitome of Afrikaner womanhood, as Mrs. Kleynhans, and Gilbert Glenn Brown as the grown-up Bokkie, are each as good as it gets. And they have been helped tremendously by the efforts of Angelique Pretorius, the Afrikaans consultant, and most especially by Nike Doukas, the dialect coach. I lived in South Africa for five years and I can vouch for the fact that every actor's accent and linguistic nuance is consistent and perfectly presented. Cheers and congratulations to everyo"
ArtsInLA- Recommended
"...This is Fugard's most important and most eloquent play in years. As Fugard said in an interview on NPR, "At this moment in our history, the stories that need telling are more urgent than any of the stories that needed telling during the apartheid years."� Thanks to this monumentally simple and jarringly evocative production, beautifully interpreted by a stellar cast under the gossamer, sweepingly subtle yet impassioned direction of the wondrous Simon Levy, this is also the production of the year in Los Angeles, not to mention the best ensemble cast of 2015."
Frontiers- Recommended
"...Thoughtfully directed and flawlessly acted, the potency of the Fugard's words builds to a powerful climax exploring racism and the need to look beneath the surface to see people for who they really are."
Total Theater- Recommended
"...Ably directed by Simon Levy, masterfully acted by the four-person cast (on an impressive set by Jeffrey McLaughlin), the play is a winner."