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It took a lot of people to create the present version of THE 39 STEPS, now at Haddonfield Plays and Players. It was adapted by Patrick Barlow from a mystery novel by John Buchan, a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and an original four-actor concept by Simon Corble and Nobby [...]

Check out the latest episode of the “Curtain Up!” podcast. Lot’s of shows opening this coming weekend! Don’t forget you can now subscribe to “Curtain Up!” podcast on Apple iTunes. Click here to subscribe. From other podcast programs you can follow it by subscribing to the feed, http://www.stagemagazine.org/feed/curtainuppodcast/.

Show: THE 39 STEPS Theater: Haddonfield Plays & Players Theater Website: http://haddonfieldplayers.com Show runs: 06/06/2013 to 06/22/2013 Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have THE 39 STEPS–a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater! This winner [...]

Yasmina Reza’s GOD OF CARNAGE is known as a comedy, though a very dark one, and it must be admitted that most members of the audience at Haddonfield Plays and Players laughed heartily and frequently. But with the laughter there is an uncomfortable feeling that there may be too much [...]

BIG, THE MUSICAL, now at Haddonfield Plays and Players, is a worthy reminder of the familiar saying (perhaps not yet an adage):  “Be careful what you wish for because you might get it.” Adapted by John Weidman with music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., it is [...]

The sinking of the great ship Titanic does not seem a fitting subject for a musical, but Maury Yeaton and Peter Stone dared to create it and Haddonfield Plays and Players is daring in staging it at their modest theatre in Crows Woods. The ill-fated ship was considered a marvel [...]

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, now in production at Haddonfield Plays and Players, depicts an imaginary encounter between two great geniuses of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein, at a Parisian watering hole in the year 1904. Each would make an important contribution to the world within the [...]

Haddonfield Plays & Players has come up with the ideal entertainment for summertime. Now you can beat the heat with a refreshingly lively and feather-light musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie. In a reversal of the usual process of basing a movie on a Broadway show, this multi-award-winning show is based on [...]

It’s easy to see why ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a popular offering among community theatre groups. It’s a sure-fire laugh getter, a dark comedy that no one takes seriously despite multiple murders and a truly evil character. It has been said that its author, Joseph Kesselring, originally conceived it [...]

Expressionist theatre gives us a stage rigged to show the world of the play as the main character see it. The central metaphor of the character’s life is actualized before us. If the character is bitterly convinced that reality is melting before him, the set will liquefy and run off, [...]

“God bless us every one!” And, “thank you very much” to Haddonfield Plays and Players for bringing us SCROOGE THE MUSICAL. It was truly the theatre’s gift to the community this holiday with a bountiful Christmas spirit of music and cuteness on stage. Colorful costumes, superb sound effects, and a captivating cast [...]

Haddonfield Plays and Players took on a huge challenge in producing JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera presents a challenge to any dramatic or musical group, and Haddonfield has risen to it. The work was originally conceived as a record album before its staging on Broadway [...]

Noel Coward’s comic ghost story, BLITHE SPIRIT, kicks off the season at Haddonfield Plays and Players. “Blithe,” a word not often heard today, means happy and light-hearted. The title comes from Percy B. Shelley’s poem “To a Skylark”: “Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert.” The spirit in [...]

Aftershock Entertainment’s WONDERLAND! is a rather silly adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, but that’s okay, and not to worry. It’s not the WONDERLAND that flopped on Broadway in May. That is a good sign. This production was designed more for the kids in mind than a Broadway-paying audience. It has [...]

Of course, the establishment of the title is in Texas, not Haddonfield, except as the newest show at Haddonfield Plays and Players. THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, the hit musical by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson with music and lyrics by Carol Hall, tells the story of the [...]

It’s not often that comedies contain the degree of intelligence and wit found in David Ives’ ALL IN THE TIMING. I like old romantic or situational comedies as much as the next guy, but this is truly a different theatre experience, and one worth having. With the variety of several [...]

Large scale musicals generally make me groan. You have play the stage just right, move people around without bumping into each other, and still have room to dance and otherwise perform. I couldn’t have groaned if I wanted to I was so busy laughing. If you missed THE DROWSY CHAPERONE [...]

“A delightful surprise that sneaks up on you”, is the best way to describe Haddonfield Plays and Players production of OF MICE AND MEN. At the heart of it, OF MICE AND MEN is the story of George and Lennie, two transient farm workers who, being childhood friends, tag along [...]

It took a genius like Theodore Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss to create the remarkable characters, with the delightful story and truly unique dialogue, but it takes a theatre company to make the fantasy he created come to life on stage. I saw that magic happen tonight with Haddonfield Plays [...]

I just saw a very fine production of DOUBT, presented by the Wellbilt Theater Factory and Haddonfield Plays and Players.  It was well acted and directed, and, in this sitting, audience members even reflected a reverent mood.  After Father Flynn’s first monologue, which he ends with a sign of the [...]