Theater happenings in Boston

Hi Everyone,

As dong things outside becomes less attractive, the theater scene in Boston really heats up, and I wanted to take a second to highlight a couple choice events.

Just wanted to report about a GREAT and unusual night of theater I had last weekend. SLEEP NO MORE, the American Repertory Theater's collaboration with London's Punchdrunk Theater is unlike anything I have ever seen before. The companies have taken an old school and created an entire world based on Shakespeare's MACBETH that you can walk around in. You are, at times, shoulder-to-shoulder with the actors as they act out, largely wordlessly, the scenes from the play. So the show is like a puzzle--you might see a middle scene first, or say, as I did, Lady Macbeth freaking out in her room, agonizing over the murders committed by her husband. Then you might take in the scene of King Duncan arriving at the Macbeth's, portrayed as a gala complete with a dance number. You put it together as you go, as you take in the experience unfolding all around you. The "sets" (rooms) are done in 1920s style, and the evening has an eeriness that takes over as you step into this strange new world. A total theater immersion, Shakespeare meets David Lynch with a little Hitchcock thrown in. It plays through January 3, so there's plenty of time to come in for a night of unforgettable theater. For more info: http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/sleep-no-more

Also coming up is Broadway's Avenue Q. Every been watching one of those talking puppet shows with your kids and thought that someone should make a hilarious adult puppet show? Well, Avenue Q is that show! It's on Nov. 17-22nd at the Colonial down in the theater district, and would be a great night out--a chance to cut loose a bit and enjoy a little irreverent adult fun.

Otherwise, things are going strong here at the inn. Man, we have been PACKED, as anyone who has recently called for a last-minute room knows. But never fear! Things loosen up a bit in November, so if you're thinking about coming down for one of the upcoming shows (and the two above are only two among many), we've got you! A little fire in the fireplace, a little vino, a nice dinner, a great show, then back to the romantic confines of the inn for...whatever. Sounds like a good night to me!