Review of the Performing Arts by Bob Anthony

(Updated on 12/22/01)
Metro Stage has opened "The Thousandth Night" with a stupendous one man performance by Ron Campbell. He weaves a magic tale with startling well drawn and spoken multi-characters, and deft pantomine in the best French tradition. His main character tells tales while waiting for a gestapo train to take him to an internment camp and he hopes to sway the listeners into believing the charges against him are trumped up...but metaphorically the stories convict him of his misdemeanors. The amazing feature of his playing is that he so easily swings from pathos to riotous comedy. His is an award winning performance...the best of this theatrical year. This is a highly recommended evening of theater...you will love it and find it a riveting 90 minutes of high drama.