REVIEW | PHEADRA AT THE NATIONAL
Euripedes' Hippolytus is one of the most unpleasant tragedies ever produced by the ancient Greeks, and that's including The Oresteia....
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REVIEW | 'THE SEAGULL' FAILS TO TAKE FLIGHT
I will be neither the first nor the last to make the claim that the greatest sin in bringing any of Chekov's plays to life is to forget...
'RAVENS: SPASSKY VS. FISCHER' IS THE PERFECT COLD WAR PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
I don't play chess. I know the rules and could probably name a few of the more famous maneuvers if you put a gun to my head, but my...
REVIEW | 'THE DUCHESS OF MALFI' AT THE ALMEIDA
There is nothing of Daphne, Syrinx, or Anaxarete in Lydia Wilson's Duchess. She is defiant despite her destruction, vivacious despite her...
THE STAGE AWARDS ANNOUNCE THEIR 2020 SHORTLIST
The Stage Awards have announced an eclectic but unsurprising shortlist for their 2020 ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Opera...
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IT'S A MANS' WORLD BUT A WOMANS' BATTLE IN 'SWIVE [ELIZABETH]'
'Swive [Elizabeth]' at the Globe is a powerhouse of a play that offers a savage depiction of the patriarchal power struggles and intense...
STILL NO IDEA: THE POLITICS OF DISABILITY IN BRITISH THEATRE AND FILM
Still No Idea, presented by Bunny and written by Lisa Hammond, Lee Simpson and Rachael Spence, is an insanely funny show that succeeds at...
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, OR HOW TO MUSICALISE A MYTH
Modernized versions of classics are not exactly difficult to find on the London stage: from & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre to...
Interview:
Yanjun Chen
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