NORTH COUNTY TIMES, SAN DIEGO:
Truth really can be stranger than fiction, as proven in The Globe Theatres' taut staging of Gregory Murphy's fascinating study of a real-life Victorian scandal, "The Countess."
Director Brendon Fox's fast-paced, colorful and well-cast production, staged in the Globe's Cassius Carter theater-in-the-round, keeps the suspense level high and leaves the audience wanting more.

KPBS (SAN DIEGO) Reviews:
In this starkly beautiful production, tautly directed by Globe associate director Brendon Fox, the costumes are striking, the set and lighting are suggestive, and the uniformly outstanding performances flesh out the seductively skeletal plotline. Especially appealing are Emma Roberts as a luminous Effie, and Gabriel Olds as a fiery, sensual Millais. It's all aptly intimate in the cozy Cassius Carter Centre Stage. We wince, we swoon, we gasp. We feel the tension. We sense the sexual energy. We succumb to the irresistible pull of a shocking story superbly told.

Photo: Craig Schwartz