ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD: 100% Sweet

SWEET
The most dramatic moment in the play is delivered to an incredulous audience. Guildenstern gets fed up, and stabs the Player because his portrayal of death is not death itself. We believe that the Player has indeed died, only to have the company clap in unison announcing what a beautiful act it was. This is the atmosphere surrounding the production, with make-belief mixed with unspeakable sadness and beauty. As if Rosencrantz and Guildenstern died for some righteous cause and didn’t know it.
Ray Luo – Stagehappenings

SWEET
Ultimately, whether Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead is liked or loved will depend on each audience member’s affinity for Tom Stoppard’s particular take on theater. Though I fall solidly in the “like” column, aficionados of the avant garde are sure to find much to love in The Porters Of Hellsgate’s well-acted and directed production.
Steven Stanley – StageSceneLA

SWEET
The Porters of Hellsgate took the novel idea to juxtapose these two very different plays in repertory with each other, both plays using the same cast members (with the exception of Gertrude, due to a last minute cast change.) This works well, for the most part, and points up the very different intent, effect and mood of these two brilliant plays in a very intriguing way.
Geoff Hoff – LA Theatre Review