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Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles, his first full-length play, was a smash-hit when it opened in...
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Theatre and Gender
Terrific Power: “St. Kilda” at the So-Fi Festival in NYC
Jody Christopherson’s one-woman show St. Kilda, at the So-Fi Festival, gave me one of the...
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Sheetala Bhat Documents The Lives Of Female Performers In Colonial India
Sheetala Bhat’s Performing Self, Performing Gender: Reading The Lives Of Women Performers In...
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“Muhnochini”: Wrestling With Feminine Forces
The quiet drone of a tanpura marks the meditative beginnings of a new solo performance that opened...
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Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World
The University of Bordeaux Montaigne concluded its 2018 public cultural program with a...
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Pioneering Black Superstar Immortalized on Stage
Josephine Baker tribute shows garner favourable reviews across the world.
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Examining Gender Issues Through An Ancient Myth: 27 Degrees’ “Medusa” At Crypt Gallery
In Greek and Roman mythology, Medusa the Gorgon is a hideous, monstrous woman with snakes in place...
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It’s Ella Hickson’s Moment (Of Honesty)
How her truth split critics and why she doesn’t really care Ella Hickson stopped worrying...
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Bryony Kimmings’ “I Am A Phoenix, Bitch”
On Friday, March 13, 2015, the Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre in South London went up in...
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Cheek by Jowl and The Pushkin Theatre’s “Measure for Measure”
Authority. Surveillance. Enforcement. Confession. These are the tools of the state brought to life...
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“Measure For Measure”: Shakespeare’s #MeToo Moment
Cheek by Jowl’s production of Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure, performed in Russian by actors...
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The Modern Woman In “Artemisia’s Intent”
The Anthropologists reach deep into their own doctrine to discover the depth behind the classic...
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Joy Wilkinson’s “The Sweet Science Of Bruising” at The Southwark Playhouse
There are not that many plays about sport, but, whether you gamble on results or not, you can bet...
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Vinay Patel’s “An Adventure”: An Epic Reading of One Asian Family’s Global Migration Story
Director Madani Younis, who since 2011 has transformed the Bush Theatre in West London into one of...
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“Shirley Valentine:” A Double-Toned Comedy About Finding Oneself
At the 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, ON. As the final play of the season, British...
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David Hare’s “I’m Not Running” At The National Theatre
Whatever you might think about Brexit, the dreaded B word, the current climate certainly seems to...
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A Second Time Around For “Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze”
Gioa De Cari’s autobiographical one-woman show Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male...
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Sarah Kane’s “4.48 Psychosis” at New Diorama Theatre
It’s all about the casting. The paradox of playwright Sarah Kane’s short career is that while her...
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Out Of The Extraordinary: Women-Centered New Plays From India
The characteristic middle-of-the-road sensibility of Akvarious Productions has found an outlet in...
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GCTC: Playwright Tracks The Tudors And Our Fascination With Sexual Power
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