‘The Elephant Man’ Is a Refreshing Revival of an Excellent Play

Letter: Applause for 'The Elephant Man' at Unicorn Theater

To the editor: If you are thinking of passing up seeing "The Elephant Man" at The Unicorn Theatre because you had seen the original 46 years ago on Broadway, you'd be making a big mistake. ("Berkshire Theatre Group opens season…

‘The Elephant Man’ is a refreshing revival of an excellent play

STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — If durability defines the worth of a play, “The Elephant Man” by Bernard Pomerance is, at the very least, a good play, and possibly a great one. The production offered by Barrington Stage Group in their Unicorn Theatre makes that clear. When it first opened in 1980 it was connected with John Merrick, known as the Elephant Man. He was so deformed that his worth as a human was as an oddity in a freak show. In real life he was …

THEATER REVIEW: Berkshire Theatre Group's production of 'The Elephant Man' plays at the Unicorn Theatre through June 15 - The Berkshire Edge

The Elephant Man Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge Written by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Eric Hill “Help! Me!!” A creature that more or less stands upright like a man, speaks two words in an emphatic tone, and changes history in the 1880s: Thus begins the story of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, a sideshow freak in London, refused an exhibition permit in Brussels and abandoned by his greedy keeper. The words are spoken to a famous medic…