The Market Theatre’s “The Lion and The Lamb” is a Symphony of Talent
The Lion and The Lamb, the biblically-inspired musical which retells the story of Jesus, was...
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Tony Kushner’s “The Visit” at the National Theatre
Now that’s what I call a star turn. Hitting the brakes on an express train, Lesley Manville lands...
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“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1
The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired...
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Williams and Dyer’s “Death of England,” National Theatre
Is this an angry island? Although the British national character (if there is such a thing) has...
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“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau
5 O’clock Bells, written and performed by Pierre Brault brings the artist back to the Gladstone...
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“Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea:” A Tribute to the Revolutionary Johannesburg Poet
Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea based on the life of late writer, political activist and...
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“The Welkin” at The National Theatre
History plays should perform a delicate balancing act: they have to tell us something worth...
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Miss Marple Moves to Goa
For fans of the whodunit as gradually unfolding conundrum rather than mere build-up to a climactic...
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“Family Values:” David Williamson’s New Uncomfortable, Confronting Play
The newest play from Australia’s most prolific playwright sees David Williamson in vintage form....
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About “The Importance Of Being Earnest”
Last week, I went for the first time to Stoke Newington’s Tower Theatre, whose company has since...
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Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” at the Old Vic: Starry Cast Tackle Modernist Classic
No playwright has had greater influence on successive generations of theatre-makers than Samuel...
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Stef Smith’s “Nora: A Doll’s House” at the Young Vic
A woman walks into her home. Then does another. And another. Stef Smith’s Nora: A Doll’s House is...
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Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” at Wyndham’s Theatre
Towards the end of Leopoldstadt, a young writer named Leonard is handed a sheet of paper with his...
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“Poet in Da Corner” at The Royal Court
The last time I took my non-theatre-going husband to the Royal Court was in the autumn of 2013,...
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“Daddies of Sugar” Pokes Fun at Shenanigans of Modern-Day Ruling Elites
Daddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in...
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Movie or Musical? “West Side Story” at The Broadway Theatre
It seems that the classic Broadway musical West Side Story may be getting not one but two film...
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Al Blyth’s “The Haystack” at the Hampstead Theatre: Not Entirely Believable Surveillance Thriller
Total surveillance: this is the idea that every moment of our waking existence can be spied upon...
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“The Sugar Syndrome” at The Orange Tree Theatre
Your sweet tooth can get you into trouble. Lots of trouble. In this revival of Lucy Prebble’s...
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“Bran Nue Dae” Review: Exceptional Singing And Music Obscure The Political Heart Of This Classic Australian Musical
Review: Bran Nue Dae, by Jimmy Chi and Kuckles and directed by Andrew Ross for Sydney Festival....
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Space Opera in New York City
With a smattering of words, carefully grouped to alert the scholar that collectivism and...
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