Theatre

‘God of Carnage’ – Middle-class angst laid bare in French modern classic with diversity twist…

Playwright Yasmina Reza’s award-winning play enjoys a new revival at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith… By Suman Bhuchar DESCRIBED as a…

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Ainy Jaffri – “We don’t believe in politics”, as she talks about working on India film Coke and co-compering the Asian Achievers Awards 2023 (video interview)

STAR Ainy Jaffri talked to www.asianculturevulture.com about her co-compering the Asian Achievers Awards this year with fellow actor Nitin Ganatra;…

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‘Great Expectations’: Caste, Colourism, and Class take centre stage in Tanika Gupta’s latest adaption of Dickens’ classic novel…

Set in colonial India, playwright Tanika Gupta has re-adapted her own version of Dickens’ work, for the stage and this…

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‘The Father and the Assassin’ – director Indhu Rubasingham says she didn’t think National would stage controversial Indian political assassination drama

ARTISTIC director Indhu Rubasingham has revealed that she wasn’t confident the National Theatre would take on ‘The Father and the…

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‘The Father and the Assassin’ – universal themes of nationalism, patriotism and faith, return to the National Theatre…

On the one hand – is the commonly venerated figure of Mohandas K Gandhi, more commonly referred to as The…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 late picks: Asian Theatre and Dance

AS WE ENTER what is the final week for most of the spots at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, we…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023: ‘Evening Conversations’ – Sudha Bhuchar’s one-woman show is entertaining, thoughtful and important…(review)

One of the country’s leading theatremakers has a very personal and touching show… By Steven Barfield SUDHA BHUCHAR’S autobiographical one-woman…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival – comedians Urooj Ashfaq, Sharlin Jahan and Anuvab Pal come to conquer…

Urooj Ashfaq: Makes her Indian parents’ divorce hilarious Urooj Ashfaq in our Zoom Urooj Ashfaq COMEDIAN Urooj Ashfaq is doing…

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Abdul Shayek remembered: Theatre has lost a shining star who had so much more to give…

Moving tributes – reacting to the sudden and very sad passing of theatre director Adbul Shayek… THERE has been a…

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‘Word-Play’: Politician’s loose words examined in fun, disturbing and powerful way in new theatre drama… (review & writer talk)

Rabiah Hussain’s latest work asks big and important questions… and the writer then talked about the background and motivations behind…

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