Bowler-hatted, gray-suited Henry Pulling is reunited with his eccentric aunt Augusta and begins a voyage to himself in this adaptation by Giles Havergal of Graham Greene’s novel, the sweet and saucy Travels with my Aunt. Generally narrated by Henry, the play’s gadget is that a quartet of men play Henry as well as 26 other characters, including the titular Mame-ish Augusta. The play’s reveal is perhaps never in doubt, but it gives the four actors a chance to cut loose, as in a hilarious scene between Lawrence Redmond and Nigel Reed as they play two old women cackling about their younger days organizing a Brighton wedding chapel for dogs. The mostly-reserved Bill Largess pulls most of the Henry duty. And any production that gives Michael Russotto the freedom to clown it up can’t be bad. James Fouchard’s formal yet flexible set hides some handy prop storage locations.
- Travels with My Aunt. by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal, directed by Kasi Campbell, Rep Stage, Columbia, Maryland