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Brilliant Performances

All of the members of The
Royal Shakespeare Company turn
in brilliant performances which are
beautifully underscored by their
sincerity. It's a shame that the
evening is slowed down in the
homestretch by Shakespeare's
anti-climax, for otherwise it is, if
you'll excuse the pun, a dream of a
production.

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"Story Theatre" is an evening of
Grimm's fairy tales told in
imaginative theatrical terms,
conceived by Mr. Sills. With no
props and only a large screen for
soft projections at the rear of the
stage, the actors both narrate and
act out stories such as "The Little
Peasant," "Henny Penny," "The
Master Thief," and "The Fisherman
and His Wife."