A Beloved Chinese Classic Gets a Weightless Adaptation
Kunqu opera has made a commercial comeback over the past two decades, but a recent adaptation of...
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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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“Love”—A Dissenting View
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
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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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“Garry” at The White Bear Theatre
In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...
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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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“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
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“Time Is Love/Tiempo Es Amore” at The Finborough Theatre
Mainstream theatre is often a huge treasure chest, blazing with jewels and flashing lights, while...
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“FCUK’D” at The Bunker Theatre
Is Britain’s welfare system unfit for purpose? Well, all the news channels seem to suggest that...
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“Young Marx” at Bridge Theatre
Given the rather uneven record of the National Theatre at the moment, there’s already a certain...
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Maria Irene Fornes’s “Mud” at Teatro Circulo
Maria Irene Fornes’s 1983 play Mud, widely considered a contemporary classic, is rarely produced...
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“Road” at The Royal Court
Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...
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Taking a Ride on a “Red Bike”
Against the roar of asphalt and a set of wheels, a child looks out onto the horizon and tries to...
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Dramatist Speaks Up For The Downtrodden And New Thinking In Japan
Fifty-three-year-old Oriza Hirata unexpectedly arrived early for our 9 a.m. interview in a Tokyo...
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