Thoughtcrime Doesn't Pay: Scena's 1984, reviewed.

Oscar Ceville (seated) and Ron Litman as Winston Smith and O'Brien. (Jae Yi Photography)

My review of Scena Theatre's production of the the Duncan MacMillan/Robert Ickes adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four that I saw at the Shakespeare Theatre two years ago is in this week's Washington City Paper. In the years since I saw this script staged the first time, I have acquired a copy of Eurythmics' Greatest Hits on LP, which includes the unfortunate "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" that accompanied the release of Michael Radford's 1984 movie version.

A Matter of Wife and Death: Shining City and Molly, reviewed.

Danielle Davy in Molly (Jae Yi)

Lee Ordeman in Shining City (Jae Yi)

My reviews of Scena Theatre's repertory of Irish playwright Conor McPherson's acclaimed Shining City and the world premiere of George O'Brien's Molly are in today's Washington City Paper. You are alerted.