The Lion In Winter at Weston Playhouse review
A Bland performance at Weston Playhouse opens James Goldman drama The Lion In Winter and plays through Aug. 16. Critics note strong design by John Beatty but bland acting and a drab script with a long winded family squabble and minimal action. Tom Mardirosian and Marian Blake give best turns as Henry and Eleanor. Alais and Philip receive mixed notices. Overall, stagecraft shines while the cast delivers uneven, often tepid performances.
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Henry II
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Richard the Lionheart
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Eleanor
Richard
Henry
Alais
Philip
Tom Mardirosian
Marian Blake
Mardirosian
Linda Charles
King Philip
Alan Bryce
Bryce
the Playhouse
North Bennington tax rate slips 51 cents this year
North Bennington Graded School District officials announce a school tax rate of 4.50 dollars, down 70 cents from last year, aided by a larger Grand List and higher state aid. The overall town and village rates shift modestly, but the net tax reduction remains 51 cents. The unification impact is deferred to future years, with economies cited as the reason. In Halifax England, Sandra Holt becomes the first woman bus driver as male coworkers strike in protest then largely return to work.
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Hoosick Falls Fire Brush Fire and Local News Snippets
Hoosick Falls fire department responded to a noon brush fire along the old railroad tracks near the Hoosick River and Noble and Wood Machine Co as two village highway employees sparked a blaze that spread toward fuel tanks. A road crash on Route 67 in North Bennington left Herbert Eastman injured with a hospital stay, while his wife and four children escaped unharmed. Community notices include officers attending a memorial for a former fireman, a Children’s Crusade outreach at First Assembly of God, church union services, and fall school registrations for Hoosick Falls Central School with details on grade-level signups and hours. A Portland Oregon brief reports an AWOL inquiry involving Keith Spicer and a mistaken liberty status, later corrected.
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Deposit
N.Y
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The Homecoming at Marlboro Leaves Reviewer Shook
Marlboro Theatre opened Harold Pinter's The Homecoming on Tuesday August 11 directed by Gregory Dalton with a strong cast led by Max Devaney and Robert McDonald. The critic hails the brutal study of a butcher family as a shocking, masterful production and ends by saying the play left him shook.
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Joey Theodore Vogel
Teddy Michael Field
Ruts
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John DeVaney
Devaney
Robert McDonald
McDonald
Roger Glazebrook
Theordore Vogel
Michael Field
Pinter
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