The week in theatre: Shifters; The Human Body; Nachtland – review | Theatre
IIf I were running a London theater, I would appoint Lynette Linton as artistic director of the Young Vic, where Kwame Kwei-Armah recently announced his resignation. Linton let Busch shine during her five-year run while showing off her stellar performance at Nationals (Blues in the Alabama sky) and Donmar (Mr. Clyde). She barely hid her […]
Theatre of Violence review â questions of culpability as Lordâs Resistance Army killer comes to trial | Movies
DOminik Ongwen was nine years old when he was kidnapped from his village in northern Uganda and conscripted as a child soldier by the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army rebels led by Joseph Kony. During his childhood, Onwen was an abused and brainwashed victim. As an adult, he rose through the ranks and became a feared […]
The week in theatre: An Enemy of the People; King Lear; Double Feature â review | Theatre
LLike the dramatic TARDIS, Henrik Ibsen’s play about whistleblowing, deep power, and populism collapses over 142 years to arrive at today’s tarnished principles. A dynamic, modern revamp starring the wonderful Matt Smith. enemy of the people by director thomas ostermeyer Works of Schaubühne, Berlin (English version by Duncan Macmillan). This work tweaks Ibsen’s feminism and […]
Shed: Exploded View review â love, loss and horrific male violence | Theatre
PHobie Eclair-Powell’s disturbing new play is defined by dislocation. This is because she overlays conversations in the broken exchanges between her three central couples: Abi and Mark, her student lovers. Lil and Tony were married several times. And the generation in between, Naomi and Frank. The conversation abruptly switches from one pairing to another, echoing […]
Before After review – artist’s life becomes a blank canvas in amnesiac musical | Theatre
‘L“If this isn’t your painting,” Ami says furiously to her artist boyfriend Ben. “You can’t just tear it down and start over.” But what happens if Ben gets into an accident, suffers amnesia, and accidentally reunites with Ami and has no recollection of their strained relationship? Even if Ami is a common Even if he […]
Andrew Scott: sex scenes less ‘embarrassing’ for audience if one actor plays both characters | Theatre
A difficult question arose during rehearsals for Andrew Scott’s solo version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, which sold out in the West End last year. How do you do a sex scene if you only have one actor? The answer was the powerful moment when Scott, who played the encounter between the characters Helena and Michael […]
Of death – and laughter: how to write plays in Ukraine during wartime | Theatre
IIn the Studio Theater, tucked away in a courtyard behind Kiev’s main Khreshchatyk Street, six playwrights and six directors developed the difficult question of how to write a play about war during wartime. was. One of the unexpected outcomes of their workshop was through jokes. “In Ukraine, it is very important for people to laugh […]
Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical review – peppy return of toxic teenage liaisons | Theatre
aOn the heels of the hit sour bubblegum musical based on “Heathers,'' “The Other Palace'' presents another super-quote film adaptation about high school damage. This jukebox show was first performed in the United States about 10 years ago, and is a co-production with Roger Kumble, in his 1999 production of Pierre Choderrosd's “Proposal'' from his […]