“Phaedra” at The National Theatre
How can old texts speak to us now? The point is not just to adapt classics, but to reimagine them...
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Willy Hudson’s “Welcome Home” at the Soho Theatre: Messy Queer Sci-Fi Show
Willy Hudson is a writer and performer from Exeter — his Willy Hudson Ltd theatre company...
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How British Theatre Censorship Laws Have Inadvertently Created A Rich Archive Of Black History
In an age of so-called “cancel culture” it’s important to remember that for much of British...
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“Sound Of The Underground,” Royal Court
Ever been to a queer club? You know, drag cabaret night at Madame Jojo’s, or the Black Cap or Her...
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How British Theatre Censorship Laws Have Inadvertently Created a Rich Archive of Black History
In an age of so-called “cancel culture” it’s important to remember that for much of British...
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A Director’s Reflection: “Crimea 5 am” at The Kiln Theatre
Before the war, in what now feels like another lifetime but in reality is just over a year ago, I...
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“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
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Art, Dance, and Film of Ingrid Nachstern and Cate McNider
It was a chance meeting at MoMA’s dance series “Some sweet day” that brought Ingrid Nachstern and...
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“Sons Of The Prophet,” Hampstead Theatre
Pain is, at one and the same time, something to avoid, and also something you can use. Kahlil...
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“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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