Zoe Cooper’s Northanger Abbey at the Orange Tree Theatre: High Energy and Queer-eyed Adaptation of Jane Austen Classic
Jane Austen is not just a classic novelist — she’s a cultural institution and a national treasure....
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Jack Thorne’s “The Motive and the Cue” at the Noël Coward Theatre: Jack Thorne’s History Play About Gielgud And Burton Transfers To The West End
This transfer of Jack Thorne’s hit National Theatre play to the West End has been hailed as...
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“Macbeth” at the Donmar Warehouse
How to render Macbeth anew—and how to do it well? It’s a question that has undoubtedly preoccupied...
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David Ireland’s “Ulster American” at the Riverside Studios
An American actor, an English director, and a Northern Irish playwright walk into a house in...
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“whole body like gone”: The Art of the Virtual World within Hannah Clarkson’s Exhibition of Samuel Beckett and Jocelyn Herbert
A wave of stark white exhibition light washes over me destabilizing every sense, until I catch...
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Roxy Cook’s A Woman Walks into a Bank at Theatre 503: Sublimely Beguiling Account of Everyday Life in Twenty-First Century Moscow
The recent news that Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement”,...
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“The Interview,” Park Theatre
Journalism is a despised profession. And when you consider the story behind the interview that...
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“Dear England:” ‘Feelgood’ Gareth Southgate Play Reviewed by a Sports Coaching Expert
Dear England, a play about football manager Gareth Southgate, immaculately encapsulates the light...
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“The Interview” Review: A Blend of Fact and Speculation
One of the first questions anyone would ask after looking at a poster of Jonathan Maitland’s...
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Wicked the Musical Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary On Stage. An Exclusive Interview With Adam Garcia – the Original Fiyero of the West End.
The musical Wicked premiered on Broadway twenty years ago and quickly earned the title of the very...
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“Boy Parts.” Soho Theatre
We’ve all heard of the male gaze, but what about its subversion? Overturning masculine dominance...
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“Blue Mist,” Royal Court
Multiculturalism, according to the Home Secretary, has failed, so where does that leave British...
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James Fritz’s The Flea at the Yard Theatre: History Play Gives a Queer Reading of the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889
Famous sex scandals don’t always make good plays. Although the tabloid nature of such events...
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Lolita Chakrabarti’s Hamnet at the Garrick Theatre: Pedestrian Adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Bestseller About Shakespeare’s Wife and Son
Why are stage adaptations of bestselling novels so disappointing? Okay, I appreciate the...
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Tanika Gupta’s “The Empress” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Epic RSC History Play Tackles Race and Empire
Anniversaries are great moments for reassessment. Ten years ago, the Royal Shakespeare Company...
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“Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist” Review: An Absolute Treat
Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist may be presented as a concert, but Drew McOnie’s...
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“Kinder” Review: Tackling Big Issues One Little Footstep At A Time
In a short hour, Smoking Apple’s touring production, Kinder, transports us across...
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The Tony Blair Rock Opera Features Bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a Wrestling Match With Gordon Brown
If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony...
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“That Face” at Orange Tree Theatre
Playwright Polly Stenham had a meteoric rise with this play, her award-winning 2007 debut which...
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Edinburgh Festivals, May Luck Be With You
Edinburgh in August is a kind of Mecca for theatergoers around the world. It is due to its...
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