Reviews

Merchant of Venice: “Thomas Cunningham (of the deliciously raucous fame) is in his third Quill Shakespeare play of the summer. While solid in the first two, he is finally sufficiently warmed up to give his opus performance. Energized like the Roadrunner, he manages to give frantic detail to some very difficult moments.” GayRVA

Twelfth Night: “Cunningham shines as the condescending, self-important Malvolio, practically begging to be brought down a few pegs.” Style Weekly

Twelfth Night: “His passion for his own prowess is creepy and splendid.” GayRVA

Twelfth Night: “Thomas Cunningham as Malvolio gallops along with his torturers to a kooky crescendo that leaves the audience happily exhausted by intermission.” Richmond Times Dispatch

Summer and Smoke: “Thomas Cunningham is a master of speech and dialects.  He plays Alma’s Mississippi clergyman father, the Mexican tart’s gambling hall owner father and a nerdy Literary Society member as well as an offstage voice or two.  All done with pitch perfect accents and carefully created stylized performances.” GayRVA

The Importance of Being Earnest: “As Jack, Thomas L. Cunningham gets the unenviable task of playing the straight man to a bunch of lunatics for much of the story . . . his lived in and sweet performance is the absolute anchor of the play.” Richmond.com

King John: “Thomas Cunningham has always been a good actor and a lot of fun to watch. The work he has done in preparing for this role shows that he is ready to become a great actor. He plunges into the depths of evil conniving and emerges with an amazing performance. This is not the same character actor who plays over the top likeable and laughable roles; this is a man standing on the precipice of future greatness.”  John Porter, WCVE

King Lear: ” . . . as mad as a hatter . . .” GayRVA

King Lear: “. . .Thomas L. Cunningham’s Foole is sharp and funny.” Richmond Times-Dispatch

Devil Boys from Beyond: “Cunningham is emerging as one of Richmond’s great comic talents and his bitchy, sleazy Marsh is a hoot . . .”  Style Weekly

Devil Boys from Beyond: “Thomas Cunningham boldly finds his own voice as the scheming Lucinda Marsh.” Gay RVA

Romeo and Juliet: “. . . a gender-bending tour de force by Thomas L. Cunningham, who steals big hunks of the show with his breathtakingly comic performance.” Richmond Times-Dispatch

Romeo and Juliet: “[Thomas’] deft timing and physicality provide the play’s funniest moments.” Richmond.com

Tweflth Night: “Thomas L. Cunningham (Malvolio) expertly delivers the monologue and fantasy about becoming a count while an airplane flies overhead.” Style Weekly

Much Ado About Nothing: “The beloved comedy, which features a nasty character trying to foil a pair of young lovers and the witty sparring of Beatrice and Benedick, is spun into hilarity by director Grant Mudge and his attractive, energetic cast of 18.” Richmond Times Dispatch

Henry V: “It’s a happy mystery how hot, humid days can switch to cool evenings just as the Elizabethan verse gets going, but it seems to happen every time.” Richmond Times Dispatch