“The Arabian Nights” in Taiwan: Deserted in the Oriental Dream
Originally a collection of West Asian folktales, The Arabian Nights may be the series of...
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“Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead” at the Barbican Theatre
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
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Vinnie Heaven’s “Faun” at Theatre 503: queer show is both joyful and thought-provoking
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
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“Young Barbarians”: Non-serious Seriousness and Hungarian Drive
Young Barbarians – director: Attila Vidnyánszky Jr. They say the best way to get to know each...
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Sydney Theater Company’s “Julia” Powerfully Imagines the Life and Emotions of the Woman Behind the “Misogyny Speech”
Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives...
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“Sea Creatures,” Hampstead Theatre
Is it possible to successfully challenge naturalism in British theatre today? At a time when...
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Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke’s Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
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“Report to an Academy”: To Be or Not to Be Human?
No matter how trends, themes, agendas and moods of society change, the focus of the study of art...
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“Nora”: Present Continuous Hell
Get inside a woman’s head and, by understanding her, unravel the mystery of how the world...
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Easy Reading (or not): Cristina Morales’s “Lectura fácil” on the Stage
There is nothing easy about Alberto San Juan’s Lectura fácil. His adaptation of Cristina Morales’...
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Miriam Battye’s “Little Scratch” at the New Diorama Theatre: Restaged Adaptation of Rebecca Watson’s Novel Is Powerfully Theatrical
The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is...
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The Brilliance of Nuria Espert: Secrets, Lies and “La Isla Del Aire”
Alejandro Palomas has transformed his acclaimed 2005 novel La isla del aire (The Island of Air)...
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The Sphinx’s Riddle Remains Unsolved. Scattering Chinese Art with “The First-Ever Metaverse Theatre Festival”
Even though for the last decade there have been numerous attempts to unleash Chinese theatre’s...
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“Further Than the Furthest Thing” at the Young Vic
Some plays are instantly forgettable, others leave a tender fold in the memory. I well remember...
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“The Winter’s Tale” Review: Jarring Shakespeare’s Globe Production Lacks Warmth
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s great “hospitality plays” — a tragicomedy about what...
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Exploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
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Arden of Faversham: A True Crime Thriller
A small boat sails the stage while a trap door serves as the river depths for one of the characters to sink beneath the waves. And as the story reaches its inevitable conclusion, a snowstorm complete with snow drifts – an element taken directly from the origin story of Arden.
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Ryan Calais Cameron’s “For Black Boys…” at the Apollo Theatre
Contemporary Black British theatre is admirably adamant about pushing its own boundaries and...
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“The Iliad” at Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen
It’s about two years since I moved to the Oresund region, the liminal place between southern...
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“Love”—A Dissenting View
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
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