“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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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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“The Winter’s Tale” Review: Jarring Shakespeare’s Globe Production Lacks Warmth
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s great “hospitality plays” — a tragicomedy about what...
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The House Where Phantom Lived. Part II – Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Аn Exclusive Interview with James Paterson who was part of the original cast of the legendary...
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Bjørg Vik’s “The Journey To Venice” At the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian Memory Play Is Tender If Slight
Bjørg Vik’s The Journey to Venice at the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian memory play is tender if slight
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Speaking from Outside: Interview with Olga Voronkova
Olga Voronkova is a London-based, Belarusian video editor, scriptwriter, copywriter, and producer...
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Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s “Sleepova” at the Bush Theatre: Rather Predictable, but Fun Show about Coming of Age
Is anyone still nostalgic about their teen years? The coming-of-age drama is a staple of...
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“Much Ado About Nothing:” National Youth Theatre Gives Shakespeare the Love Island Treatment
“What’s your type on paper?” is frequently asked by contestants on the popular reality dating...
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Laura Horton’s “Breathless” at the Soho Theatre: Slender but Heartfelt Account of Hoarding
The female monologue is a well-established contemporary theatre form, but often the content is...
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“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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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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“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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