Total Rating: 
***1/2
Opened: 
March 17, 1993
Ended: 
January 28, 2003
Country: 
USA
State: 
Illinois
City: 
Chicago
Company/Producers: 
Theater Type: 
Regional
Theater: 
Royal George Theater
Theater Address: 
1641 North Halsted Street
Phone: 
(312) 988-9000
Running Time: 
2 hrs
Genre: 
Improv-based Comedy
Author: 
Jack Bronis (conception)
Director: 
Jack Bronis
Review: 

 Set in the mythical town of Grapplin in County Sligo, Flanagan's Wake is an improvised show; think of Tony n' Tina's Wedding with an Irish bent. Celebrating its fifth production year, Flanagan's been very popular with audiences in Chicago, as well as other cities. Zeitgeist theater actors take audience suggestions and volunteers to wave an entertaining plot. Yes, there are lots of laughs in the play, despite its setting at the wake of town favorite Flanagan and his 20-year fiance). Songs and other ephemeral bits pop up, as does a happy ending.

Cast: 
Rick Almada, Jimmy Binns, Amy Binns-Calvey, Geoff Binns Calvey, Jack Bronis, Mark Czoske, Norah Helling, Phil Lusardi, Patricia Musker, Bonnie Shadrake, Paul Botts, Mary Fahey, Kevin Fox, etc.
Miscellaneous: 
Reviewed at Royal George Theater - Great Room; (now playing at the Metropolis Theater in Arlington Heights, IL.)
Critic: 
Effie Mihopoulos
Date Reviewed: 
March 1998