The Actors Gang Theatre's one-man adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" has received quite exceptional reviews from the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly.

The LA Times' Charles McNulty calls Brian T. Finney's performance "intensely contained" and calls his dedication to the text "admirable." 

The LA Weekly selected the production as it's Pick of the Week, saying: "

In his haunting, solo adaptation of Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness, playwright-actor Brian T. Finney navigates his craft directly through the work's core themes of madness, imperialistic exploitation and, well, the horror. Finney reimagines the story as monologue, artfully orchestrated by director Keythe Farley's psychologically nuanced and ferociously energetic staging. Avoiding the pitfalls of intrusive, radio drama-like narration, Finney and Farley offer a far more immersive experience -- one that is fraught with eerie melancholy. Finney, caparisoned in traditional 19th-century explorer's garb, at first plays the hero as a traditionally plummy, genially affable British sailor. But as his character's voyage up the dark river of the Congo proceeds, and he finds himself desperately interacting with the dangerously insane station chief Kurtz, the performer takes on the lunacy of his characters, creating a harrowing atmosphere with a stylized quality that almost echoes Kabuki theater. Set, sound effects and multimedia visuals are almost characters in their own right: Sibyl Wickersheimer's sole set backdrop, a series of three sails that fold in and out of each other, turning into walls at one moment and screens for contextual slides in others, is brilliantly effective. 

Conrad's novella is about a man's journey into the Congo. It's a harrowing tale, of course, and this version -- adapted by Brian Finney and directed by Keythe Farley -- joins a long lineage of adaptations, including Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. 

The production has been extended through June 1.

Tickets are $35.