Ella Hickson’s “Anna” at The National Theatre
Something is tantalizingly amiss at the National’s Dorfman Theatre. There is a headset attached to...
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Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Almeida Theatre
“I’m bored, bored, bored.” The refrain, occasionally spoken but frequently felt, is at the heart...
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“Three Sisters” at The Almeida Theatre
About a year ago, director Rebecca Frecknall electrified this venue with an award-winning revival...
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“Jude” at The Hampstead Theatre: Adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1895 Tragic Novel, “Jude The Obscure”
Edward Hall bids farewell to this venue, where he has been artistic director since 2010, with this...
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En-route To Constructing Translation For The Stage: The UCL Theatre Translation Futures Forum
In March 2019, translators, directors, performers and researchers gathered at University College...
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“Top Girls” at The National Theatre
Written only as recently as 1981, Caryl Churchill’s modern classic Top Girls has already been on...
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“All My Sons” at The Old Vic: Tragedy at The Heart of the American Dream
Superstar Sally Field has come to town. With two academy awards and countless other accolades, the...
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Helen Edmundson’s “Small Island” At The National Theatre: Tribute To The Windrush Generation
Novelist Andrea Levy’s 2004 masterpiece, Small Island, is a tribute to the Windrush Generation,...
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Henrik Ibsen’s “Rosmersholm” At The Duke Of York’s Theatre: Vibrant Classic
Rosmersholm is considered a difficult and rarely performed play. But, judging from this...
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“The Half God Of Rainfall” at The Kiln Theatre: A Galaxy-Hopping Mythological Mash-up
If British theatre often seems to lack ambition, the same cannot be said of The Half God Of...
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Zoe Cooper’s “Out Of Water” At The Orange Tree Theatre: Feelgood Gender Issues
Most new writing for the British stage is timid in subject matter, predictable in plotting and...
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Cultural Snacks In A Chinese Karaoke Bar: “Lucky Ping-Pong Dragon Karaoke”
Turbo bubble-tea brewing, participative economic discussions, and live, squirting orgasms were...
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“A German Life” at The Bridge Theatre
Maggie Smith is not only a national treasure but every casting director’s go-to “old bat” (her...
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“Top Girls” at The National Theatre
Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each...
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Rethinking The Purpose Of British Arts Institutions
You can read this article in French here. This series of articles, commissioned together...
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“Pah-La” at The Royal Court
Theatre can give a voice to the voiceless — but at what cost? Abhishek Majumdar, who debuted at...
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Ross Willis’s”Wolfie” at The Theatre 503: Nurture vs. Nature Debate
Every fairy tale is a cauldron of emotion. These are tales that steam with resentments flare-up in...
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“The Phlebotomist” at The Hampstead Theatre
Contemporary British theatre loves time travel — and not just to the past. It also enjoys...
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Kieran Hurley’s “Mouthpiece” At The Soho Theatre: Feast Of Meta-Theatre
There are plenty of plays in which a character finds their own voice. But what about stories which...
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“Grief Is The Thing With Feathers” at The Barbican Theatre
Wow, what a collection of talent: this show stars Peaky Blinder Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh’s...
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