Mary Roberts Rinehart News

For the third summer in a row Theatre 40 is turning back time to present a delightfully eerie murder mystery thriller: first, it was Agatha Christie's Black Coffee, then last summer The Spider's Web, and now, from the early twenties, Mary Roberts Rinehart's and Avery Hopwood's The Bat. The current production is not quite as tightly packaged as the previous two, but, despite the play's lengthy exposition and a somewhat slow delivery, it does have guest artist Veronica Cartwright on board, an opulent set and costumes...and, with its thunder and lightning blackouts and creepy images popping up outside the window and in the corridor, it certainly is a whole lot of fun to experience.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre are thrilled to announce the second annual production of the Dylan Thomas story A Child's Christmas in Wales.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre are thrilled to announce the second annual production of the Dylan Thomas story A Child's Christmas in Wales.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre are thrilled to announce the second annual production of the Dylan Thomas story A Child's Christmas in Wales.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre present a new adaptation of the Dylan Thomas poem A Child's Christmas in Wales. Playwright and director Burgess Clark has transformed this classic poem into what will hopefully become an annual Boston holiday tradition-complete with presents, odd relatives and freshly fallen snow.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre present a new adaptation of the Dylan Thomas poem A Child's Christmas in Wales. Playwright and director Burgess Clark has transformed this classic poem into what will hopefully become an annual Boston holiday tradition-complete with presents, odd relatives and freshly fallen snow.