THE PITCHFORK DISNEY at the Lyric-Hyperion Theatre and Cafe

Photo by Nardeep Khurmi

Myron Meisel – Stage Raw

Philip Ridley, whether as playwright (The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Mercury Fur, Tender Napalm) or filmmaker (The Mysterious Skin, Heartless), remains ever distinctively individual, and this revival of his first play, 1991’s The Pitchfork Disney, produced locally in 2006 by Company of Angels (and subsequently in 2011 at Next Stage), affords a revealing opportunity to see how his work holds up long after its initial shocks ought to have worn off. Read more…

Now running through March 6.