Amanda Li in “Dream of the Red Chamber”
When Amanda Li steps onto the stage in the classic Dream of the Red Chamber, she’ll do so having...
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Theater Review: Arthur Miller’s “The Price”
In Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price, the first striking element...
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Past Due: Sarah Benson Directs Richard Maxwell’s “Samara”
In the closing moments of Richard Maxwell’s Samara, the audience is plunged into near-total...
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“The Plague” at Arcola Theatre
The idea of the plague has a powerful metaphorical aura. Antonin Artaud used it in his seminal...
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“Expensive Shit” at Soho Theatre
It’s hot. Real hot. And you’re dancing, just lost in music. You’re at the legendary Shrine...
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“The Philanthropist” at London’s Trafalgar Studios
One good reason to visit the theatre is to see stars in the flesh. And some of the biggest celebs...
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“Ashes Afar”–Andreaa Bortun’s Corruscatingly Intense Anatomy Of Migration
What do we mean by “home?” This is the central question posed by Romanian playwright...
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“Guards at the Taj” at the Bush Theatre
The Bush is back! After a whole year of darkness, the West London new writing venue has reopened...
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“Made in India” by Tamasha Theatre Company Tackles the Subject of Fertility and Surrogacy
Tamasha is a touring company that specializes in cultural diversity. It nurtures new writers and...
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“Don Juan in Soho” Featuring David Tennant
Updating the classics is not without its pitfalls. How can a modern audience, which has a...
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David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish” Premieres in London
There is something strangely genuine and comically truthful about the European première of David...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” The First Play Explicitly About Brexit
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Brexit Play Attempts to Break the Bubble
Much has been written over recent months about the apparent bubble in which we are all now living,...
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Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
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“The Hairy Ape” at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC
As I sat in my $95 seat applauding the elegant and very smart production of Eugene O’Neill’s The...
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Romeo, Juliet, and You: CoLab Theatre is Back Challenging the Bard with Interactivity
“But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight...
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The Transcultural Force of a Chinese-style “Decalogue” in Poland
In May, September, and November 2016, the Stary Teatr in Krakow staged an exquisite and courageous...
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Daughters of Misfortune: Guillermo Calderón’s “Villa”
Trauma affects everyone differently. Survivors may become fragile or embittered, depressed or...
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Opera: Sex, Violence, and Politics – An Immersive Exhibition
Scenes depicting graphic sex and violence have a role in modern opera, the departing director of...
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There Is No Friendship In Politics: “Limehouse” Appeals To The Politically Prone
Politics is a serious business, but it’s also a fun spectator sport. Think of the duels in Prime...
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