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‘Death and the Maiden’ at Victory Gardens: Seeking peace and Schubert in web of horror

Jun 25, 2014 – 11:35 pm
Paulina (Sandra Oh) threatens the man (John Judd) she believes once tortured and raped her in 'Death and the Maiden.' (Michael Courier)

Review: The premise, like the title, is intriguing, but Ariel Dorfman’s play “Death and the Maiden” is a problematic work that isn’t helped by an uneven production at Victory Gardens Theatre. Yet Sandra Oh, perhaps best known as Dr. Cristina Yang on the television series “Grey’s Anatomy” and for the film “Sideways,” is magical as Paulina Salas, a woman who survived unjust imprisonment, torture and rape under the old regime of a South American republic – only to sense her former tormentor in the affable fellow suddenly before her in her living room. ★★★

‘Fish Men’ at Goodman: When chess hustlers bait their hooks, slippery truth snaps at the line

Apr 17, 2012 – 4:13 pm

Con game in the park. 3 stars.