Upcoming: The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, Classic Theatre, San Antonio, March 10 - 27

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The Lion in Winter

by James Goldman

March 10-27, 2011

Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM

All performances are at the Sterling Houston Theatre at Jump-Start, 108 Blue Star in the Blue Star Arts Complex, 1400 S. Alamo. The theatre is handicap accessible…please call 210-589-8450 for special arrangements.

$20 for General Admission; $15 for Seniors (+65), SATCO, ATAC, MIL w/ID; $10 for Full time students with ID. For group rates please call 210-589-8450.

For tickets call 1-800-838-3006 (there is no charge for using our ticket service!!) or go to www.classictheatre.org and click on “Buy Tickets.”

What do you get when you mix a dysfunctional family, with crown envy and a hearty sex drive? A reality TV show, perhaps? No, actually, it’s The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. King Henry II of England has three sons by Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard, Geoffrey, and John. He wants the kingdom to stay united after his death, but all three sons want to rule and it is likely to be torn apart by revolution. Henry favors the youngest John, while Eleanor favors the eldest, Richard. Middle son Geoffrey hopes to play both ends against each other and come out on top. Henry would like to have another heir by his mistress Alais, but that would only add to the confusion. Uneasy is the head on which the crown lies, and uneasy the truce between a matchless king and queen. Often revived, this play was the basis of the Oscar-winning film which starred Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

"A work of intelligence, astringent wit, and much theatrical skill."-The New York Times

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She Stoops to Conquer, Classic Theatre, San Antonio, October 15 - November 1

She Stoops to Conquer, approaching its last weekend in San Antonio, is elegant, witty, and stylish. Director Allan S. Ross recreates the conventions of the 18th century English theatre, including the use of a nearly bare stage, a painted partition at the rear, and the actors' respectful but self confident manner acknowledgement of the ladies and gentlemen of the public.

Goldsmith's work is a clever comedy of manners in which the men are all self-important bumblers of one sort or another and the women are there to set them right. There's rakishness; tom-foolery; and a decisive old harridan ruling her country manor, her husband, and her foolishly impulsive son. And, of course, courtship.

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Upcoming: She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith, Classic Theatre of San Antonio, October 15 - November 1

UPDATE: Review by Ashley Lindstrom in San Antonio Current, October 14: "Woman of Miens: She Stoops, She Scores"

UPDATE: Review by Deborah Martin in San Antonio Express-News, October 16

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Bringing SEXY back to The Comedy of Manners
Join




in celebrating the second show of their second season, Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy

She Stoops to Conquer

Directed by Allan S. Ross
October 15 - November 1, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
Sterling Houston Theatre , Jump-Start Performance Company, in the Blue Star Arts Complex at 1400 S. Alamo, San Antonio

Boisterous and brimming with energy, Oliver Goldsmith's funniest and most famous play finds new life in The Classic Theatre's new production. The plot centers on Kate--a well bred, whip-smart lass who passes herself off as a barmaid to win the heart of a stuffy suitor. Full of mistaken identities and multiple deceptions, the play pokes fun at the various masks we wear in social situations and proves as relevant now as it did when it premiered in 1773. Along the way, Goldsmith's characters learn much about themselves and the nature of true love.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .