A bold new show retells the Euripides classic through traditional pansori, K-pop and the story of ‘comfort women’ in the second world warIn 1991, Ong Keng Sen directed Euripides’ Troja…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AMMenier Chocolate Factory, London As the 19th-century impresario PT Barnum, Marcus Brigstocke brings derring-do to a toe-tapping show with street magic and edgy stuntsThere’s no big top at …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMDinner and a show: Swamp Studios' immersive drama is as light and fluffy as Dishoom's biryani. The post Review: Night at the Bombay Roxy at Dishoom Kensington appeared first on Exeunt Magazi…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:51AMThe female currency of war: Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s harrowing new play explores conflict in Ukraine The post Review: Bad Roads at the Royal Court appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:00PMImages of trauma: Corrie Tan on a didactic revival of Brecht's classic, starring comedian Josie Lawrence. The post Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Southwark Playhouse appeared fir…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:25AMA tender chemistry: Corrie Tan reviews the premiere of Stewart Pringle's Papatango Prize-winning play. The post Review: Trestle at the Southwark Playhouse appeared first on Exeunt Magazin…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:02PMTheatre503, LondonInspired by a speech to be read if Armstrong and Aldrin hadn’t returned to Earth, Andrew Thompson’s ambitious debut is a sprawling family dramaAndrew Thompson’s ambit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMA stunning, heartrending performance by Erin Doherty: Corrie Tan reviews a revival of Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner's play. The post Review: My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Young Vic appe…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:59AMStandup Sara Pascoe’s scattershot production throws into relief how funny Elizabeth Bennet and co already were, without any need of updatingJane Austen gazes out from the £10 notes handed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM"It's an almost slavish adherence, but it pays off eventually": Corrie Tan reviews Ellen McDougall's adaptation of Jose Saramago's 1997 short story, her first production as artistic director…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:39PMThis raw, angry and powerful show by Talawa Theatre Company’s 2017 TYPT cohort – its flagship programme for theatre makers aged 18
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38AMSam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonTanika Gupta’s real-life tale of her great-uncle’s political awakening recounts a sprawling history but its more intimate scenes deliver the sharpest comme…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMDrink and dullness: Corrie Tan reviews John Tiffany's revival of Jim Cartwright's Road. The post Review: Road at the Royal Court appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:19PMPalestinian actor Ahmed Tobasi is an infectiously enthusiastic performer, almost impossible to dislike. When he’s not tumbling about the stage or bouncing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMAn empty philosophical exercise: Corrie Tan isn't impressed by the "flat, dry" UK premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach's globe-trotting interactive play. The post Review: Terror at the Lyric H…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:22AMPhina Oruche strides on stage in a sleek black jumpsuit. She’s reliving the terrible aftermath of her niece’s death, who died of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:27PMCorrie Tan finds that "Shepard’s 1985 text still glitters with despair and devastation." The post Review: A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:45AMDakar: a call centre team leader reluctantly boards the bus to work. Lyon: a quality assurance manager returns home after days of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AMPrint Room at the Coronet, LondonKathryn Hunter is magnetic as Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, but this busy staging of four of her stories fails to illuminate her enigmatic characterKare…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMPleasance, LondonWade’s riotous Oxford students get a gender reversal in a revival of her 2010 play that brims with high camp and swagger“Who run the world?” one of the characters belt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMSeventeen-year-old Yonni (Tom Ross-Williams) – knees bent, fingers curled – can barely contain himself. His devoutly Jewish family is preparing for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMShoreditch Town Hall, LondonJohn MacMillan performs unsettling, bleakly humorous monologues for audiences who are herded through this venue’s claustrophobic depthsJohn MacMillan has crawle…
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