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Thursday, March 5, 2020

The Special Relationship review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘incisive piece about deportation’ by Naomi Obeng

The relationship between the USA and the UK is special all right. In Hassan Abdulrazzak‘s incisive play, six deportees detail how the

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Moonlight and Magnolias review at Nottingham Playhouse – ‘Hollywood comedy lacking in movie magic’ by Naomi Obeng

It’s a strange time to watch Moonlight and Magnolias, a play about a big Hollywood producer and the 1930s film that Donald

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The Whip review at Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – ‘rich, complex, troubling play’ by Naomi Obeng

Juliet Gilkes Romero’s troubling new play The Whip dramatises the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act, and the £10 billion repayments the British

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AM
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Peter Pan review at Birmingham Rep – ‘inventive technical spectacle’ by Naomi Obeng

J M Barrie’s classic story is set in a contemporary, working-class Birmingham home. When Peter Pan turns up in Wendy’s high-rise flat,

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Messiah review at Stratford Circus, London – ‘playful and potent’ by Naomi Obeng

The US in the 1960s. The civil rights movement. This is a familiar setting, or at least we think it is. On

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Homing Birds review at Tara Theatre, London – ‘the writing is insightful and agile’ by Naomi Obeng

There’s much to appreciate about Homing Birds, Rukhsana Ahmad’s new play, marking her return to Kali Theatre which she co-founded. Her slick

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Dirty Crusty review at the Yard, London – ‘an antiseptic production of an idiosyncratic play’ by Naomi Obeng

Time can feel long when you don’t know what you’re doing. Jeanine, drifts unmoored between sex with mask-making Victor and lessons with

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Trigger Warning review at Camden People’s Theatre, London – ‘vividly physical’ by Naomi Obeng

This show feels like waking up halfway through an argument between a millennial and a baby boomer only to realise that not

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Review: Luca Rutherford’s Political Party at Curve Theatre, Leicester by Naomi Obeng

Working it out: Naomi Obeng reviews Luca Rutherford's solo show in two parts - a written response, and an audio recording made immediately after the performance. The post Review: Luca Ruther…

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Watch Out Festival 2018 by Naomi Obeng

Naomi Obeng encounters transformation, an intergalactic mission, bingo, and tons of exciting new performance at Cambridge Junction's one day fest. The post Watch Out Festival 2018 appeared f…

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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Review: Faceless at the Park Theatre by Naomi Obeng

Dancing around the periphery: there's a compelling story lurking somewhere in Selina Fillinger's debut play. The post Review: Faceless at the Park Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:52PM
Thursday, April 12, 2018

NSDF: Making Change by Naomi Obeng

Naomi Obeng reports back from National Student Drama Festival, and on its collective conversations around how to make spaces fairer, more accessible, and more representative. The post NSDF: …

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Review: Oranges & Elephants at Hoxton Hall by Naomi Obeng

Queens of Crime: this music hall melodrama eschews subtlety and sensitivity. The post Review: Oranges & Elephants at Hoxton Hall appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:16PM
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Review: A Woman of No Importance at the Vaudeville Theatre by Naomi Obeng

"You can almost hear Wilde laughing at our desire for moral certainty": Naomi Obeng reviews the opening production of a year long season of Oscar Wilde. The post Review: A Woman of No Import…

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Review: Lions and Tigers at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by Naomi Obeng

Drama that fills out history: Naomi Obeng reviews Tanika Gupta's new play about the fight for Indian Independence. The post Review: Lions and Tigers at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse appeared f…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards