Tag: imperialism
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The Empress, Lyric Hammersmith
Thursday 12th October 2023
reviewRevival of Tanika Gupta’s epic history play, which crosses classes in Victorian …
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The Father and the Assassin, National Theatre
Friday 15th September 2023
reviewAnupama Chandrasekhar’s epic Indian history play about Gandhi’s murderer is both…
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About Three Sisters
Friday 13th January 2023
blogEarlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’…
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Silence, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 6th September 2022
reviewStage version of Kavita Puri’s Partition Voices is a moving and compelling docum…
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Rare Earth Mettle, Royal Court
Wednesday 17th November 2021
reviewAl Smith’s new play was jinxed before it started — and, bogged down in cartoonis…
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About The Elephant in the Room
Sunday 18th April 2021
blogOnline performance, streamed instead of attended, has given theatre companies an…
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About The Sign of Four
Wednesday 8th July 2020
blogEarlier in the week, I watched the Blackeyed Theatre’s touring version of the cl…
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The Gift, Theatre Royal Stratford East
Thursday 30th January 2020
reviewNew touring play from Eclipse is a wonderfully complex and emotionally powerful …
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A History of Water in the Middle East
Wednesday 30th October 2019
blogText of the day: “It’s a crisis, really.”
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