Natalia Lizorkina’s “Vanya is Alive” Is Both A Play and Witness Statement
Vanya is alive; Vanya is alive and healthy; Vanya is alive and healthy and totally free. And we...
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“Beneatha’s Place,” Young Vic
Trauma is the source of identity politics. In the case of African-Americans, the experience of...
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Stephen Brown And Mark Rylance’s “Dr Semmelweis” At The Harold Pinter Theatre
Today’s obvious was most likely yesterday’s incredible. This is the conceit at the heart of Dr...
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Sarah Middleton’s “Shewolves” at the Southwark Playhouse: Energetic Teen Fairy Tale
Climate-change activist Greta Thunberg is great at doing two things: irritating complacent adults...
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James Graham’s “Dear England” At The National Theatre: Joseph Fiennes Plays A Mesmerizing Soccer Manager In This Sport-Of-The-Nation Drama
James Graham’s Dear England at the National Theatre: Joseph Fiennes plays a mesmerizing soccer manager in this sport-of-the-nation drama
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Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman” at the Duke of York’s Theatre
Martin McDonagh is perhaps better known today globally for his recent accomplishments on screen as...
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I, Daniel Blake On stage is a Powerful Representation of Real People Struggling in the Cost of Living Crisis
Ken Loach’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system. The...
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“All Of It” at The Royal Court, London
What is life? How can it be measured? How is it possible to compare one experience of life with...
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About “Leaves Of Glass”
Polymath Philip Ridley has a rare superpower — he able to consistently astonish both audiences and...
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Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” at The Noël Coward Theatre: Award-Winning Story Of Putin’s Triumph Is Vivid But Unreal
Peter Morgan’s Patriots at the Noël Coward Theatre: award-winning story of Putin’s triumph is vivid but unreal
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“All Of It” at the Royal Court
The summer season at the Royal Court, London’s premiere new writing venue, features two plays...
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Danny Robins’s “2:22 A Ghost Story” at The Apollo Theatre: Populist Shocker Is Pretty Chill Free
Can you enjoy a ghost story during summer? Usually the idea of a haunted house suggests images of...
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About Vortex
Last Saturday, I went to the Excelsior Studios in Park Royal to see a performance of the Russell...
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Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400: What Would Be Lost Without the Collection? An Expert Speculates
It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,...
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“Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead” at the Barbican Theatre
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
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Vinnie Heaven’s “Faun” at Theatre 503: queer show is both joyful and thought-provoking
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
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“Sea Creatures,” Hampstead Theatre
Is it possible to successfully challenge naturalism in British theatre today? At a time when...
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Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke’s Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
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Miriam Battye’s “Little Scratch” at the New Diorama Theatre: Restaged Adaptation of Rebecca Watson’s Novel Is Powerfully Theatrical
The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is...
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“Further Than the Furthest Thing” at the Young Vic
Some plays are instantly forgettable, others leave a tender fold in the memory. I well remember...
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