The friends and family members of a dying 23-year-old girl interact in 'The Whirligig,' a comedy-drama written by actor Hamish Linklater. By Frank Scheck You sure can tell that the new play ...

BOTTOM LINE Puzzle-like story lacks an emotional payoff. “That’s a lot to digest,” a character says in “The Whirligig.” After the many plot revelations and chronology-scrambling jumps of ...

Heartfelt and compassionate, Hamish Linklater's The Whirligig spins a tale of a fractured community weaving a circuitous route back to one another.