“Kerry Jackson,” National Theatre
Is British new writing in deep trouble? With the Arts Council defunding venues such as the...
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“Baghdaddy” at the Royal Court
What is the best way of talking about the Middle East? Should plays take a documentary or verbatim...
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Julia Pascal’s 12:37 at the Finborough Theatre: epic story of Jewish identity from Dublin to Jerusalem
Julia Pascal is a resourceful theatre-maker who is unafraid of being controversial. Her interest...
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James Graham’s “Best of Enemies” at the Noël Coward Theatre
TV is a strange medium, but James Graham is no stranger to its toxic charm. London audiences have...
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Women and War: a Staged Reading of Two New Plays From Ukrainian Playwrights
Earlier this year in the Polish theatre journal Didaskalia (169/170, 2022), a pair of Ukrainian...
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Joe White’s “Blackout Songs” at Hampstead Theatre: Powerful Account of Mutual Dependency on Drink
Joe White is great at staging fraught emotions. His Mayfly in 2018 vividly showed a family whose...
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How I Reunited the Most Important Documents in English Theater History for the First Time in 200 Years
Most of what we know about the beginnings of English professional theater as a financial...
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“The Poltergeist,” Arcola Theatre
Last night, at the Arcola, I witnessed the return of The Poltergeist, Philip Ridley’s blazing...
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Four of Shakespeare’s Plays and How They Speak to the Current Political Situation in Britain
The last few years in politics have gifted the keen observer many allusions to some of...
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“Super High Resolution,” SOHO Theater
Every day there is bad news about the NHS — junior doctors are exhausted, nurses need food banks...
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Martin Crimp’s “Not One of These People” at the Royal Court: Radical Investigation of Presence and Absence in Fiction
The fictional world is our world, but at the same time it’s another place; likewise, the digital...
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Sudha Bhuchar’s Evening Conversations at the Soho Theatre: A Calmly Intelligent Exploration of Family Identity
Sudha Bhuchar’s Evening Conversations at the Soho Theatre: a calmly intelligent exploration of family identity
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“Ravenscourt,” Hampstead Theatre
Therapy is inherently dramatic. After all, it’s all about character — and it has the aim of...
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Remembering Joan Littlewood (6 October 1914 – 20 September 2002)
Since 2015, a large bronze statue has stood outside the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Raised on a...
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Aaron Kilercioglu and Bilal Hasna’s “For A Palestinian” at Camden People’s Theatre: Emotionally Intense Exploration of Identity
Identity is the sum of the stories we tell ourselves. Some of these are personal, and some...
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How Drama Can Help Open Up Conversations on Suicide for Young People in Post-Pandemic Times
Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to...
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“Who Killed My Father,” Young Vic
‘If this were a text for the theatre, here is how it would begin’ – these are the opening words of...
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Five Myths About Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language
Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status...
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“Flo & Joan,” Lund Comedy Festival
Here’s a few things to start with. Following my recent relocation from London to the Swedish...
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“Chasing Hares” at the Young Vic
While Britain is experiencing a “summer of discontent”, with inflation, strikes and other...
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