Six Against Turkey – We Are All a Little Turkish
Six Against Turkey, at The Kosovo Albania Showcase, is a new satire from playwright Jeton Neziraj...
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Tag: politics
Miss Julie: Amy Ng Brings A “Problem Play” To Hong Kong
Amy Ng has a problem. The Hong Kong-raised, London-based playwright is holed up in a Causeway Bay...
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Between The REMBELIO OF POPOLARI (“Omilies”, Carnevals, Anonymous Poets) And No Stable Funding
An Interview with Kostas Kapodistrias – Theatre actor and director, theatre manager/founder of...
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Sam Holcroft’s “A Mirror” at the Trafalgar Theatre
“This play is a lie,” boldly declares the poster of Sam Holcroft’s new play A Mirror, now playing...
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The Tony Blair Rock Opera Features Bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a Wrestling Match With Gordon Brown
If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony...
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Little Thumb on the Prairie
The headline for Swing State, a new play by Rebecca Gilman, is its pitch-perfect production...
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“What the Constitution Means to Me” Is As Timely As Ever
In 2019, I sat in the balcony of the Helen Hayes Theatre. My social media circles had been abuzz...
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I, Daniel Blake On stage is a Powerful Representation of Real People Struggling in the Cost of Living Crisis
Ken Loach’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system. The...
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Sydney Theater Company’s “Julia” Powerfully Imagines the Life and Emotions of the Woman Behind the “Misogyny Speech”
Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives...
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“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
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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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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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Four of Shakespeare’s Plays and How They Speak to the Current Political Situation in Britain
The last few years in politics have gifted the keen observer many allusions to some of...
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Leveling Effects: Matthew Spangler’s Adaptation of “The Kite Runner”
Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel The Kite Runner is a vividly descriptive and often gripping tale of...
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“Moreno,” Theatre503
When do you have to take a stand? What compels you to do it? And what are the costs involved?...
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“Ghosts Of The Titanic,” Park Theatre
You can’t keep a great playwright down. Ron Hutchinson, whose award-winning stage plays, such as...
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Bonnie Marranca: “The Divisiveness of Contemporary American Society Impacts All Aspects of Theatre”
Cristina Modreanu: Your new book, Timelines. writings and conversations, maps out recent...
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“Don’s Party” at 50: An Achingly Real Portrayal of The Hapless Australian Middle-Class Voter
The play Don’s Party premiered on August 11, 1971 at Carlton’s Pram Factory, home to the radical...
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“A Way Forward” For Theatre In The EU
After seven months of dialogue and organization, a group of “more than 150 policymakers, artists,...
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City Garage’s Department of Dreams
LA theatre premiers Jeton Neziraj’s Department of Dreams. Santa Monica’s City Garage Theatre is...
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