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American writers don’t get much bigger than David Henry Hwang. The award-winning playwright’s...
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When Poetry Is The Protagonist: “Lugones,” The Lord Of All The Words
Traditional literary analysis has focused on a tripartite division of genres as if they were...
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“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
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Navigating Korea and America: Meet Hansol Jung, Playwright of “Wild Goose Dreams” and “Cardboard Piano”
Hansol Jung is a playwright and director from South Korea. Her plays include Wild Goose Dreams (La...
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Who Is The Greatest Living British Playwright?
There is a simple dinner-party game that can be played at no ostensible cost. The host asks, “Who...
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Sin Muros: Interview with “City Without Altar” Poet and Playwright Jasminne Mendez
This February, writer Jasminne Mendez’s City Without Altar will receive a staged reading at Stages...
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Sin Muros: Interview with “Then They Forgot About the Rest” Playwright Georgina Escobar
This February, playwright Georgina Escobar’s Then They Forgot About the Rest will receive a staged...
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A Warrior Princess In The Coffee Shop
Isheeta Ganguly’s Sundays With Chitra And Chaitali brings to life once again, the tale of the...
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An Interview With Playwright Alexis Roblan
Alexis Roblan graduated from the University of Southern California’s MFA in Dramatic Writing...
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It’s Ella Hickson’s Moment (Of Honesty)
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David Edgar’s “Trying It On” At The Royal Court
Playwright David Edgar is lucky. To begin with, he appreciates his luck in having been born in...
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Robert Alan Evans’s “The Woods” at The Royal Court
Blackout. Dark, the color of childhood fear. Black, the color of despair. Black. No light visible;...
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Vinay Patel’s “An Adventure”: An Epic Reading of One Asian Family’s Global Migration Story
Director Madani Younis, who since 2011 has transformed the Bush Theatre in West London into one of...
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Jo Clifford’s “Losing Venice” at The Orange Tree Theatre
English-born and Scottish-based playwright Jo Clifford has been an astonishingly energetic and...
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Creative Strokes On A Historical Canvas: On Girish Karnad’s New Play “Rakshasa Tangadi”
Girish Karnad’s new play Rakshasa Tangadi puts the spotlight on Vijayanagar empire. More than his...
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Sarah Kane’s “4.48 Psychosis” at New Diorama Theatre
It’s all about the casting. The paradox of playwright Sarah Kane’s short career is that while her...
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“Vastraharan:” Five Thousand And Counting
Now well into its fourth decade, the rip-roaring Malwani comedy, Vastraharan rolls on. The...
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Adapting Identities: Freya Treutmann’s “Scratches” And “Evidence Of Codes” In Edinburgh
The relation between identity and performance is one of the strongest topics in the field of...
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Sarah Kane’s Controversial 1990s Play “Blasted” Feels Prescient In The #MeToo Era
Playwright Sarah Kane was an “honorary lad” in in-yer-face drama that dominated the 1990s in...
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