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Pining for St Kilda Instead of Moscow: “The Cherry Orchard” Grapples With Our Cultural Inheritance

Posted by Leah Mercer | 9th Mar 2021 | Adaptation, Australia, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad

Review: The Cherry Orchard, directed by Clare Watson. Black Swan State Theatre Company for the...

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“Top Girls” at The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Apr 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each...

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“Dreams In An Empty City”: A Strikingly Prescient Morality Tale About Banking

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 18th Jul 2018 | Australia, Essay, Playwriting

In our Great Australian Plays series, we nominate the best of Australian drama. There is no single...

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“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th May 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...

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Corbyn-Era Labour Tackled By David Hare In New National Theatre Play

Posted by Adam Sherwin | 16th Oct 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Sir David Hare will return to the National Theatre with the latest addition to a wave of plays...

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“Road” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Sep 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...

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Assessing The First Wave Of The AIDS Epidemic, A Generation On

Posted by Andrew Blades | 4th Aug 2014 | Essay, London, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

My Night With Reg, Kevin Elyot’s 1994 play, has returned to the London stage, poignantly only a...

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