The World of Extreme Happiness, The Shed, National Theatre, London
The Shed, National Theatre, London: The ambition on display within Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's expansive new play - both from her characters and the playwright herself - is extraordinary. The World of Extreme Happiness is a troubling look at a self-help generation determined to wrest a future from the 'bucket of pig slop' they were born into. It's an account of a patriarchal society so oppressive that…