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“London Zoo,” Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Mar 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Before the internet, newspapers were central to the national conversation in Britain. By the first...

“Bloody Difficult Women” at The Riverside Studios

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd May 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Although the current government has blundered through both Brexit and the pandemic, and is now...

Medical Science and the Irony of Sex Education

Posted by Sindhu Nagaraj | 10th Mar 2022 | India, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Science

The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin shows the poor light in which women’s bodies are seen in the...

Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid

Posted by Hou Xueqi | 5th Jan 2022 | China, Interview, Theatre and Gender

All the rage in Beijing’s stand-up circuit, Pazilye Parhat says much of comedy stems from...

By Putting Tensions on Stage, Colleges Aim to Change Campus Culture

Posted by Rebecca Koenig | 8th May 2021 | Covid-19, Education, News, United States of America

The new professor had a choice. He arrived early to a meeting to discover a senior faculty member...

“Go Bang Your Tambourine” at The Finborough Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Aug 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Theatre legends die hard. Playwright Philip King, who passed away in 1979, was once hailed as the...

“The Justice Syndicate”: How Do You Make Decisions? Immersive Theatre and Jury Duty

Posted by Aida Rocci | 27th Feb 2019 | Immersive Theatre, London, Participatory Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

An empty room. A large table. 12 iPads, 12 note pads, and 12 name desk holders that designate “Juror” along with a number. That is the simple setting for The Justice Syndicate, a new piece by fanSHEN. This interactive play revolves around a jury deliberation on a high-profile sexual assault case.