How do we acknowledge the mess that Britain made in 1947 when the Indian subcontinent was carved into two countries? This is the central question underlying Howard Brenton’s caustic new play. Drawing The Line explores the moment when the line between India and Pakistan was made and British rule in India ended.
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In her new collection of stories, Deborah Tyler-Bennett gives a lively evocation of 1940s Music Hall, both on and off the stage
In 1931, in Alabama, a terrible miscarriage of justice took place. Nine young African-Americans were arrested on a trumped up charge for rape on two young white women. All nine were sentenced to death.
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has a sizeable reputation and presumably had a budget to compare for his docu-drama Trashed, on release across the globe to expose how much our society wastes and the damage that results.
The Passion of Pierre Clémenti: European cinema’s christ-devil child. by Helen Donlon. “I hung out in St. Germain. Picking up cigarettes from the street. One day, a guy came up to me and said, ‘Come with me, we need you.’
Lies, lies, lies! They make your head spin – but they make the world go round too… The King’s Head Theatre presents the World Premiere of a new comedy The Truth-Teller by David Crook Director Svetlana Dimcovic Designer Christian Taylor
The Passenger English National Opera (until 25 October) Yes it is shocking to set an opera in Auschwitz. It shouldn’t work. But it does. David Pountney’s startling production of Mieczylaw Weinberg’s 1968 The Passenger breaks new ground.
Barbara Lewis reports on the Sterts Art Centre
Katie Campbell reviews some recent productions on the London stage …
“I’m not having an affair. It’s better than that …” (Haunted Child’s Douglas, played by Ben Daniels) Haunted Child is the latest offering to the Royal Court from Joe Penhall. Sadly, this Jeremy Herrin directed three hander falls rather short of expectation.
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reviews the National Theatre production
The Donmar Warehouse stages Josie Rourke’s own take on Coriolanus, the Roman general who could not stoop to flatter the public and who pays the highest price for his `arrogance’.
By Carole Woddis • plays, theatre, Year 2013 • Tags: Carole Woddis, plays, Shakespeare, theatre