REVIEWS

UTLITY (Interrobang Theatre Company)

You too may find yourself especially processing just ​how perfectly Brynne Barnard and Barbara Figgins
portray the intimacy of their mother-daughter bonds, where fractions-of-expressions ricochet
across a kitchen table filling every second of their interactions with weight.
~ Picture This

Brynne Barnard as the stoical matriarch and a trio of supporting actors assembled for Interrobang's midwest premiere inhabit their personae with unconditional compassion and not a hint of condescension
~ Windy City Times

Amber’s mother is played fantastically by Barbara Figgins
​~ Chicago Theater Review

​BARBECUE (Strawdog Theater Company at Steppenwolf)

There are stand-out performances
that make the production.
​Barbara Figgins excels.
~ The Hawk Chicago

Barbara Figgins and Deanna Reed-Foster both make canny, formidable Lillie Annes.
​~ Chicago Reader

Featuring Barbara Figgins and Deanna Reed-Foster, a dynamic duo as the ferocious sober sister.
​~ LA Splash

A captivating cast.
The whole raucous group
​is a total joy to watch. 
~ PerformInk

Kiely’s cast is first-rate. Both Barbara Figgins and Deanna Reed-Foster play the two Lillie-Annes. You wouldn’t want to cross either of them or get in their way, for fear of being run over. 
~ Chicago Theatre Review

 MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE (Irish Theatre Of Chicago) ~​ 2016 JEFF AWARDS NOMINEE- BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE

Hilarious... Barbara Figgins executes bathos with flawless timing... 
Her performance ​is so dynamic that the stage feels populated by
​many rather than one
~ New City Stage

Funny and lucid. Figgins captures
all the fake bravado and
insecurity ​and wonderfully
​idiculous moments... 
~ Chicago Tribune

Terrific... Authentic...
​Figgins pulls the audience in immediately.  
~ The Fourth Walsh

A tour de force performance... Figgins' sheer command of the complex show has her easily morphing into many characters, reaching deep emotions,
as well as nailing spot-on comic bits
~ Chicago Critic

Fanstastic... Impressive...
Funny and moving. Barbara
Figgins ​commands the audience.​
​~ WGN Radio

Charmingly intimate...
Figgins carries the show, maintaining a quiet inner strength throughout ​any number ​of
​surface indignities.
~ Time Out Chicago

EXIT STRATEGY (Jackalope Theatre)  ~ 2015 JEFF AWARDS NOMINEE, BEST PRODUCTION

Menary's cast is full of non-Equity actors performing
at the top of their game… But the two pieces of acting that stay with you come from HB Ward and Barbara Figgins.
~The Chicago Tribune

As the veteran teachers Pam and Arnold, Barbara Figgins
and HB Ward are respectively great 
~ Windy City Times

The stunningly inhabited ensemble performances are as jaw-dropping as Holter’s writing.  The opening scene between Pam (Barbara Figgins) ​and the associate principal which goes through a rollercoaster of emotions from confrontation to reflection is breathtaking.
~ From The Ledge

HEDDA GABLER (Writer's Theater Of Glencoe) ~ 2014 JEFF AWARDS NOMINEE, BEST PRODUCTION

A delightful portrayal by Barbara Figgins...
You owe it to yourself to bear witness to a classical master work of theater with a cast that is divine in every way
~ Around the Town

A superb cast.. Barbara Figgins does a fine
job of being both smothering and oblivious
~ NewCity Stage

Aunt Julie is played beautifully with
c​ontrolled patience by actress Barbara Figgins
~ NW Times

Barbara Figgins' Aunt Tesman adds to Senior's
gripping probing of the woman's lot
~ Chicago Tribune

IN PIGEON HOUSE (Seanachai/Irish Theatre of Chicago)

The cast is a marvel of physicality, vocal skill, and performance. Barbara Figgins is delightful as she bounces back and forth
​from living in the past as a dowdy has-been to playing the sexpot siren of the touring company. ~ Chicago Theater Beat

Figgins brings such a controlling unpredictability and mournful regret to her persona that had she suddenly pulled out a cleaver
​and chomped her fellow performers, I would have thought, “Yeah, I buy that.” ~ Stage And Cinema

PRESS

Q&A: Actress Barbara Figgins
​ ​~ The Daily Northwestern 4/20/17

Barbara Figgins Talks About ITC’s
​‘My Brilliant Divorce’ ~ Free Craic