I'm a bit of an Anglophile. I love British just-about-everything, except for the food. But I especially love British humor. And after attending and enjoying a staged reading of Roy Smiles' Ying Tong last spring, I figured I'd really love the fully-mounted production at The Wilma Theater. I never thought I'd say this about any production, ever, but I think I liked the staged reading better. There was something charming about the bare-bones production......

We don't ever include staged readings in the Wednesday theatre listings, but it's not because we don't like them. And that's why we've introduced "Staged Readings Are Fun!," a periodic feature that will enable us to tell you about said events when they come up. If you know about any staged readings you'd like us to mention, all you have to do is shoot us an email. What are you doing this afternoon? Working, you......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Make It a Film Night: Free movies at Headhouse (2nd and Lombard) every Wednesday night all summer long. This week, it's The Pink Panther (Peter Sellers, not Steve Martin). The movie starts at 8PM, giveaways by local radio station B101 begin at 7. Freshout Media Presents!: John Dutton Trio, Elipsis, The Boats and Portable Folk Band at The M-Room (15 W Girard Ave). Bags of Seeds (yeah -......