Neverwhere at Lifeline Theatre

Ms. S knew this story and author, and off we went. Pretty impressive for a small theatre.

Time Out: "London Below, the subterranean domain created by popular author Gaiman first for a 1996 BBC miniseries, then a 1998 novel, is a mash-up of the medieval and the modern that lurks in the peripheral vision of everyday Londoners waiting in Tube stations or browsing at Harrods. It’s a cutthroat place where Shepherd’s Bush is patrolled by shepherds you don’t want to meet, and “mind the gap” is a grave warning indeed."

Taming of the Shrew at Chicago Shakespeare

A little to complex, this story within a story:

Chris Jones, Tribune: "This “Shrew” begins with a group of Chicago Shakespeare actors in final rehearsals for, yep, “The Taming of the Shrew” (the tiredness of the backstage metaphor is the first problem). A director character, played by a wholly-at-sea Mary Beth Fisher, is embroiled in both technical rehearsals and her tempestuous relationship with the actress playing Katharina (the very spirited Bianca Amato), who keeps going after the actress playing the sister (a character also named Bianca and played by Katherine Cunningham). "

Endgame at Steppenwolf

Francis Guinan and Martha Lavey in the trashcans? Ian Barford with a real Steppenwolf-ish interpretation of Clov? And William Peterson in a really nuanced performance of Hamm? What's not to like here? Terrific.