Photo by Gary Ng. Sirena Abalian as Pippi Longstocking.
Presented by Wheelock Family Theatre
Story by Astrid Lindgren
Adapted for the stage by Thomas W. Olson
Music by Roberta Carlson
Directed by Wendy Lement
Boston, Massachusetts
April 12th – May 12th, 2013
Autism Friendly Modified Performance: Saturday April 27 at 10:00am
ASL/AD: Friday May 10 at 7:30 & Sunday May 12 at 3:00
All performances offer Open Captioning
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Review by Craig Idlebrook
(Boston) Why is everyone in such a hurry to update our iconic and innocent redheads? A cover for a new edition of Anne of Green Gables ditches her red hair and makes her uncomfortably shapely. The pigtailed girl in the Wendy’s logo seems to have grown up and has nothing more to do than disparage other peoples’ lunches. And now we have Pippi Longstocking to add to the list. Continue reading
