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 marks two beginnings; it is the first production in the Guthrie Theater's 50th Anniversary season, and it launches the "

," an exploration of work by the British playwright 

. Known best for his adaptation of novels for stage and screen, the celebration will feature two more plays (

) as well as movie screenings, lectures and workshops.

Lee Sellars (Ödön von Horváth) in the Guthrie Theater's production of Tales from Hollywood, by Christopher Hampton

 concerns itself with intellectuals and artists such as Bertolt Brecht and Thomas Mann who fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood in the 1940s. Hampton takes liberties with the facts - the show is narrated by Ödön von Horváth, an Eastern European playwright who never made it to the U.S.

 is filled with meaty fare, critics give this production mixed reviews.

Lee Sellars (Ödön von Horváth) and Julia Coffey (Helen Schwartz) in the Guthrie Theater's production of Tales from Hollywood, by Christopher Hampton

From Ellen Burkhardt at Minnesota Monthly:

From Dominic P. Papatola at the Pioneer Press:

Lee Sellars as Ödön von Horváth and Keir Dullea as Heinrich Mann

From Mira Reinberg at AisleSayTwinCities.com:

Lee Sellars as Ödön von Horváth, Keir Dullea as Heinrich Mann and Allison Daugherty as Nelly Mann in Tales from Hollywood, by Christopher Hampton

 runs through October 27 at the Guthrie Theater. Have you seen it? What's your review?

Marianne Combs

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Critics give the first show in the Guthrie Theater's 50th season mixed reviews.

The reviews are in for ‘Tales from Hollywood’ at the Guthrie

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