“House of Ife,” Bush Theatre
In the past, most plays by black-British writers have been about the legacy of the Windrush...
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“The Haunting of Susan A” at The King’s Head Theatre
Konrad: Hello, I’m Konrad. I’m here to share an account of the production of Mark Ravenhill’s The...
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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Returns to In-Person Format
Celebrating Arab culture, the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is gearing up for its upcoming...
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“The Burnt City,” One Cartridge Place
Punchdrunk theatre, the eponymous progenitors of “immersive theatre,” have been wowing...
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Ivo van Hove’s “Age of Rage” at Barbican
Ivo van Hove’s production of Age of Rage is sourced from six plays by Euripides and one by...
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Guide to the Classics: Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” The Everest of Literature
Although I’m wary of declaring any literary work to be the greatest ever, Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
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“Bloody Difficult Women” at The Riverside Studios
Although the current government has blundered through both Brexit and the pandemic, and is now...
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“For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy” at Royal Court
What does it feel like to be British and black? Ryan Calais Cameron has recently emerged as the...
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Jackie Sibblies Drury’s “Marys Seacole” at the Donmar Warehouse
Jackie Sibblies Drury is one of the most exciting voices working in American theatre today. The...
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“Moreno,” Theatre503
When do you have to take a stand? What compels you to do it? And what are the costs involved?...
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Mike Bartlett’s “Scandaltown” at Lyric Hammersmith
In 1987, Caryl Churchill — without doubt the best living playwright in Britain — premiered her...
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“Bacon” at the Finborough Theatre
Engaging with narratives that draw on the subject of male queerness can be precarious. Two major...
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“Ghosts Of The Titanic,” Park Theatre
You can’t keep a great playwright down. Ron Hutchinson, whose award-winning stage plays, such as...
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“The Human Voice” at Harold Pinter Theatre
Is there really such a thing as an unmissable show? Depends on your taste of course, but for sheer...
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“Shedding a Skin” at Soho Theatre
Love is the most difficult four-letter word. And platonic love is perhaps the hardest kind of...
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“Cock” at The Ambassadors Theatre
Mike Bartlett’s Cock invites suggestive comments, but the main thing about the play is that it has...
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“Red Pitch”, Bush Theatre
Football stories are never just about a game — they are also about life and how to live it. In...
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“The Forest,” Hampstead Theatre
Let’s start with stereotypes: British theater is naturalistic, down-to-earth and explains...
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The Pandemic Nearly Killed Theatre — The Creative Way It Fought Back Could Leave It Stronger
When the UK went into lockdown in 2020, its multibillion-pound theatre industry could have ceased...
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“The Chairs” at The Almeida Theatre
Eugene Ionesco’s 1952 play The Chairs belongs to the moment of post-second world war European...
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