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Reviews for The Year of Magical Thinking

By Amy Somensky Mar 30, 2007, 13:53 GMT

In The Year of Magical Thinking, Ms. Redgrave relives an almost unfathomably shocking period in Joan Didion\'s life. Capturing the compassion, humor and bewilderment of a fiercely intelligent woman whose world lurches suddenly from the ordinary to the unimaginable, The Year of Magical Thinking is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage, told with raw candor and a brilliant storyteller\'s gift for the

In The Year of Magical Thinking, Ms. Redgrave relives an almost unfathomably shocking period in Joan Didion\'s life. Capturing the compassion, humor and bewilderment of a fiercely intelligent woman whose world lurches suddenly from the ordinary to the unimaginable, The Year of Magical Thinking is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage, told with raw candor and a brilliant storyteller\'s gift for the ...more

New York: Here is a selection of reviews for The Year of Magical Thinking which opened last night at the Booth Theater:

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Variety
NY Daily News
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NY Times

Vanessa Redgrave brings Joan Didion's experiences to the stage.

The creative team features direction by David Hare, set design by Bob Crowley, costume design by Ann Roth, and lighting design by Jean Kalman. Didion has adapted her own work.

In The Year of Magical Thinking, Ms. Redgrave relives an almost unfathomably shocking period in Joan Didion's life. Capturing the compassion, humor and bewilderment of a fiercely intelligent woman whose world lurches suddenly from the ordinary to the unimaginable, The Year of Magical Thinking is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage, told with raw candor and a brilliant storyteller's gift for the absurd.

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