Best of Philly

2009 Theater Group

1812 Productions

Its hard to be funny all the time, but Philadelphia’s all-comedy theater company, stationed at Plays and Players, does just that. Last season,Cherry Bomb was, well, the bomb. Their annualThis Is the Week That Is show is always a (smart) hoot. And they changed it up a bit by throwing in a musical cabaret about marriage, to critical acclaim (masters of comic timing, raved theInquirer). Next season, were looking forward toThe First Day of School: A Soccermom Sex Farce (opens 10/1) and April’sAn Evening With(out) Woody Allen.

Independence Studio on 3, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 215-592-9560; 1812productions.org/