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' Trojan Wome…
Menier 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 th…
Dinner 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…
The 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.
Images 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…
A 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 Magaz…
Theatre503, 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 ambitious d…
A 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…
Standup 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…
"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…
This raw, angry and powerful show by Talawa Theatre Company's 2017 TYPT cohort " its flagship programme for theatre makers aged 18
Sam 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 commentar…
Drink 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.
Palestinian actor Ahmed Tobasi is an infectiously enthusiastic performer, almost impossible to dislike. When he's not tumbling about the stage or bouncing
An 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…
Phina Oruche strides on stage in a sleek black jumpsuit. She's reliving the terrible aftermath of her niece's death, who died of
Corrie 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.
Dakar: a call centre team leader reluctantly boards the bus to work. Lyon: a quality assurance manager returns home after days of
Print 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…
Pleasance, 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 belts out …
Seventeen-year-old Yonni (Tom Ross-Williams) " knees bent, fingers curled " can barely contain himself. His devoutly Jewish family is preparing for the
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonJohn MacMillan performs unsettling, bleakly humorous monologues for audiences who are herded through this venue's claustrophobic depthsJohn MacMillan has crawled …