Poetic Political Theatre: A Review of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville, Adapted by Andrew Bovell
The Sydney Theatre Company’s 2013 landmark staging of The Secret River to the United Kingdom was...
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Alexander Zeldin’s “Faith, Hope and Charity” at the National Theatre
Alexander Zeldin’s new play arrives at the National Theatre’s Dorfman stage with a title...
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Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song” at the Turbine Theatre
The Turbine Theatre opens its doors to London audiences with Drew McOnie’s intimate production of...
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Tennessee Williams’ “The Night of the Iguana” at Noël Coward Theatre
A defrocked minister who botches up his job as a tour guide; a recently widowed hotel manager who...
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Robert Icke’s “The Doctor” at the Almeida Theatre
“Crystal clear.” The adjective, repeated like a mantra in Robert Icke’s The Doctor, is charged...
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“Genocide 25”: A Rwandan Generation Learning About 94
The year 1994 In 1994, Nelson Mandela had been free since 1990, but a candidate in the upcoming...
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“Garry” at The White Bear Theatre
In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...
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Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Starry Messenger” at Wyndham’s Theatre
Dramatic representations of ennui often have an important decision to make at the onset of their...
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at Kiln Theatre
Many a dramatist has imagined what happens to Nora after she slams the door at the end of Ibsen’s...
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“Outrageous Fortune” at Greenwich Theatre
It’s 2019 and we’re in purgatory. Some (many?) might say hell, considering the late capitalist...
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“The Glass Menagerie” at Arcola Theatre
In 1930s St Louis, Missouri, housing laws ensured black people and white people lived in separate...
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“Are There Female Gorillas?” Camden People’s Theatre
The patriarchy has a lot to answer for, including what must be a ridiculous profit margin for the...
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Julia Pascal’s “Blueprint Medea” at The Finborough Theatre: Mythical Reboot
The rewriting of Ancient Greek myth offers a way of creating contemporary stories that have a deep...
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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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It’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” But Not As You Know It
With praise for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016 still ringing in his ears —...
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Why Hong Kong Is Surprisingly Fertile Ground For Western Opera
Being one of China’s Three Tenors meant that Easter was no holiday for Warren Mok. The opera giant...
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Lesbian Pirates! A Historical Look At Disability And Queerness
Lesbian Pirates! is a musical based on the untold true story of the ruthless, maverick and lesbian...
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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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Absurdist Comedy “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” Gets Its Japan Debut
Tom Stoppard is one of the most influential figures in theater today and one of the most...
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