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Tag Archives: gender
Faustus: That Damned Woman, Lyric Hammersmith
Changing the gender of the title character “highlights the way in which women still operate in a world designed by and for men,” argues Chris Bush, whose reimagining of Marlowe’s play premieres at the Lyric ahead of a UK tour. It’s certainly a compelling … Continue reading
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Tagged chris bush, devil, faustus, feminist, gender, gender swap, hell, london, lyric hammersmith, marlowe, mephistopheles, play, review, that damned woman, theartsdesk, theatre
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The Welkin, National Theatre
How can we know more about a comet in outer space than we do a woman’s body? So queries Lucy Kirkwood’s superb new history play – a feminist courtroom drama that’s equal parts Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible and The Vagina Monologues, plus a dash … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, feminist, gender, history, london, lucy kirkwood, maxine peake, national theatre, play, review, the welkin, theatre, trump, women
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The Doctor, Almeida Theatre
Robert Icke, an associate director at the Almeida for the past six years, bids farewell in typically bold and epic fashion with his latest contemporary update. Arthur Schnitzler’s Professor Bernhardi, which premiered in 1912, has been skilfully reconfigured as an interrogation of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, almeida theatre, alzheimers, antisemitism, book tickets, broadwayworld, christian, class, dementia, faith, gender, identity, identity politics, jewish, juliet stevenson, london, medicine, paul higgins, play, race, religion, review, robert icke, social media, surgeon, the doctor, theatre
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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy
BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here
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Tagged article, broadwayworld, comedy, comic, edinburgh festival, farce, funny, gender, humour, improv, joke, laugh, play, review, reviewer, reviewing, simon amstell, sketch, stand-up, theatre
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When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre
Step away from the returns queue. The rare presence of Hollywood star Cate Blanchett on a London stage has caused a box office frenzy, but sadly this would-be provocative vehicle – Martin Crimp’s loose variations on Samuel Richardson’s 1740 proto-novel Pamela, … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, cate blanchett, celebrity, game of thrones, gender, hollywood, jessica gunning, katie mitchell, london, martin crimp, national theatre, pamela, power, review, s&m, samuel richardson, sex, stephen dillane, when we have sufficiently tortured each other
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Measure for Measure, Donmar Warehouse
It’s a #MeToo-era Measure for Measure over at the Donmar, with Josie Rourke conducting a fascinating experiment: abridging Shakespeare’s problem play to just over an hour and running it twice, once in period, once in modern dress. And with the … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, brett kavanaugh, broadwayworld, donmar warehouse, gender, george soros, hayley atwell, jack lowden, josie rourke, justice, london, measure for measure, metoo, power, review, sex, shakespeare, trump, truth
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The future is female
Leading dancers and choreographers Kate Prince, Kloé Dean and Emma Houston discusses women in hip hop. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged break dancing, breaking, choreographer, class, dance, dancer, dancing, emma houston, equality, female, gender, girls, hip hop, interview, kate prince, khloe dean, lesson, music video, sadlers wells, some like it hip hop, teacher, women, zoonation
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All Change Please, Lucy Kerbel
Another week, another dispiriting gender equality statistic, as research by The Stage reveals 75% of West End musicals staged in the past decade had no women on their writing teams; removing jukebox shows from the equation, just 9% featured music by female composers. … Continue reading
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Tagged all change please, book, broadwayworld, drama, equality, female, feminism, feminist, gender, girl, kids, lucy kerbel, musical, play, review, theatre, tonic theatre, west end, woman, women, youth
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BWW Interview: Kate Stanley Brennan
The actress and singer discusses her role in The White Devil at Shakespeare’s Globe. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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