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Past Reviews

"Patience" (2006):

"This Durham Savoyards' production ... reminded its observers anew that artistic expression is but a magnifying glass used to shed light on the human condition in all its seriousness or - as here - utmost hilarity." Classical Voice of NC [full review]

"The Pirates of Penzance" (2005): "A reason to rejoice.... The audience, nearly full to capacity, reveled in every moment...." Durham Herald-Sun

"Ruddigore" (2004): ".... milking every supernatural element in this melodramatic satire for all they're worth.... Ivey and ... Jones ... pitch their entertaining supernatural camp all over the place...." Independent Weekly [full review]

"The Mikado" (2003): "Refreshing.... blows away many of the musty layers that have encrusted "The Mikado" over time .... beautiful tableaux, pleasing choreography and inventive humor assure a favorable response..." -- News & Observer

images are from 2007's "H.M.S. Pinafore production, mostly photographed by Tracy Delius

"...beautiful tableaux, pleasing choreography and inventive humor..." (2003); "...entertaining supernatural camp all over the place...." (2004); "The audience... reveled in every moment..." (2005); "...utmost hilarity...." (2006); "...brilliantly reimagined...." (2007).

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