Davinder Malhi in Wicked Nix | Photo by Dahlia Katz

There’s some Peter Pan, a little A Midsummer Night’s Dream, even The Secret Garden seems to be rattling about in this tale of a mischievous faerie boy, Nix (Davinder Malhi), guarding a forest, pranking intruders and playing games with his human friend, a girl armed Rose (Qianna MacGilchrist). Lena Coakley’s novel is now on my ever-growing list. Paula Wing’s theatrical adaptation is intelligent and charming, as is director Stephen Colella’s staging of Wicked Nix for Young People’s Theatre. Continue Reading