Review: In ‘Walking with Ghosts,’ there is little spirit to be found
One-person shows actually have two jobs. The first is to tell a captivating story. The second is to make a case for why only one person is needed to tell that story. In “Walking with Ghosts,” Gabriel Byrne — an indelible actor of stage and screen — tries his hand at both, to no avail.
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