Article: A flicker, not a flame: Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 misfires in theatrical adaptation.

Byline: Bill Hirschman

Oct. 17--Director Joe Adler and the GableStage team are incapable of a shoddy, amateurish production. But some shows are much better than others; their rendition of Ray Bradbury's masterwork Fahrenheit 451 definitely stumbles into the "others" category. It's heartbreaking to see so many talented people who have given us so much excellent work failing to find the right tone in this barely adequate misfire.

Bradbury's brilliance has never been solely to create an intriguing premise as he does here: In a dystopian future, "firemen" burn books because the community has agreed that knowledge is too disruptive to the calm flow of ...

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