Philip Luswata Brings “30 Years of Bananas” Back to Life
It is not a usual thing seeing Ugandan writers’ works celebrated years after they were created. Of...
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Stratford 2019: Perfect Production Lurching Forward Into Full-Blown Farce
Chicago. 1928. The hard-boiled boozy reporters on the crime beat are sitting around a...
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“The Crucible” at the Stratford: How Puritanism Predicts this Political Moment
Arthur Miller’s classic play about the 17th-century witchcraft trials in colonial Salem,...
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“Gem of the Ocean” at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
A couple of weeks ago The New Yorker featured an article by Kelefa Sanneh about the work of Dr....
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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Female-Led Narratives
Sisterhood and female companionship were at the heart of some of the most popular plays at the...
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“Pericles” in Griffith Park – Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Offers Los Angeles a Summer Treat
Incest, attempted murder, attempted rape, and a family desperately seeking out a better life only...
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Aichi Triennale 2019: Political Art, Censorship, and Democracy
The sudden Aug. 3 closure of After “Freedom of Expression?” — a multi-artist exhibit...
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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Anthropocene
It should be not at all surprising that climate change was one of the hot topics of this year’s...
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“Shikaar” Review: A Commune of Chudails
Patchworks Ensemble’s new play, Shikaar explores the insidious culture of instigation...
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Sanhita Manch: Plays Spanning Genres And Sensibilities
Sanhita Manch’s third edition will stage four original plays that celebrate homegrown talent in...
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“The Bonds of Interest”: Jacinto Benavente’s Renewal of Spanish Theatre (1907), A Significant Choice for This New Odyssey Beginning
The Bonds of Interest is thought to be Jacinto Benavente’s most important play because it bridged...
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“Alegría”: The Cirque du Soleil Resurrects the Show that Defined Its Aesthetic
Time has passed and even if Alegría does not capture the in depth artistry brought about by...
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“The Boy in the Moon” at the 1000 Islands Theatre: A Moving Story Which Leaves Difficult Questions for the Audience to Ponder.
A play based on the memoir of Globe and Mail journalist Ian Brown’s experience of bringing up his...
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Laughing with a Burnt Heart: Will There Be an End to Hatred?
A successful play is a machine all of whose parts are thoughtfully selected to serve its overall...
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Review of “Gauhar”: A Peep Into a Bygone Era’s History, Emotions and Reality
Recently, Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet presented us with exquisite production, Gauhar, by the...
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “Appropriate” at the Donmar Warehouse: Deconstructing the American Family Play
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is one of America’s finest. In London, we are now catching up...
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“Genocide 25”: A Rwandan Generation Learning About 94
The year 1994 In 1994, Nelson Mandela had been free since 1990, but a candidate in the upcoming...
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Contemporary and Medieval Women’s Voices Collide in “My Dearworthy Darling”
My Dearworthy Darling is a collaboration between playwright, fantasy novelist, poet, and theatre...
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“Go Bang Your Tambourine” at The Finborough Theatre
Theatre legends die hard. Playwright Philip King, who passed away in 1979, was once hailed as the...
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My Mother, My Self. A Son Becomes His Mother Becomingly in “Ni Mi Madre” at New York’s Rave Festival
A son and his mother, a mother and her son. What are some of the first thoughts that come to mind?...
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