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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York
Anyone seeking a glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in a slip should hie to this watchable revival of the Tennessee Williams masterpiece
©Robbie Jack
Jan 16, 2013
American Justice, Arts Theatre, London
Richard Vergette’s tale of crime, punishment and redemption is every bit as manipulative as the characters it portrays
©Simon Kane
Jan 15, 2013
The Silence of the Sea, Trafalgar Studio 2, London
The final instalment of the Donmar’s Trafalgar season is a sparse, skilfully acted adaptation of Vercors’ French Resistance text
Jan 15, 2013
Contemporary Dance Showcase, Japan Society, New York
This showcase featured young choreographers whose work is quirky and refreshingly local
Jan 15, 2013
Monkey Bars, Unicorn Theatre, London
A show that puts children’s words into adults’ mouths proves surprising, funny and poignant
©Brett Boardman
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Jan 14, 2013
Sydney Festival, Carriageworks
Beethoven played on a guitar and a reconceived ‘Othello’ were among the works performed over a weekend of blurred boundaries
©Patrick Berger
Jan 14, 2013
Don Quichotte du Trocadéro, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris
With its sleazy hero and disjointed choreography, José Montalvo’s production serves both cast and audience badly
Jan 14, 2013
Popcorn Machine, Purcell Room, London
My!Laika’s Mime Festival piece is funny and visually memorable but could do with some directorial focus
Jan 13, 2013
Picnic, American Airlines Theatre, New York
Village innocence is somewhat overdone in this revival of William Inge’s 1953 drama set in a small Kansas town
Jan 13, 2013
Fair Em, Union Theatre, London
Despite a Shakespeare connection, there are good reasons why this Elizabethan ‘entertainment’ has languished in obscurity
Jan 11, 2013
Northern bands brassed off over funding
Musicians unhappy at perceived ‘snobbery’ from London
Jan 11, 2013
‘Feast’ for the senses
Inspired by Yoruba culture, five playwrights have come come together to create a play with a plot spanning four continents and 300 years
Jan 11, 2013
The Other Place, Friedman Theatre, New York
Actress Laurie Metcalf’s latest display of toughness comes in Sharr White’s challenging, ultimately heart-catching drama
Jan 10, 2013
Niicugni, PS 122’s COIL Festival, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York
The theme of displacement was inadequately explored in a piece that invoked its choreographer’s Yupik heritage
Jan 10, 2013
J’aurais voulu être égyptien, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Nanterre
This topical drama captures the dilemmas and contradictions of Egyptian emigrants in America with compelling force
Jan 10, 2013
The Sleeping Beauty, Coliseum, London
Tamara Rojo was a serene Aurora in English National Ballet’s honourable, eloquent staging
Jan 9, 2013
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Old Vic Tunnels, London
Fiona Shaw is a compelling performer in this poetry recital with a difference
Jan 9, 2013
Sacre – The Rite of Spring, Carriageworks, Sydney
Sydney Festival is celebrating 100 years of Stravinsky’s work by stripping it down and staging it in a former railway station
Jan 8, 2013
Water by the Spoonful, Second Stage Theatre, New York
This drama about addiction has an overly melodramatic approach to its characters, but is excellently acted and directed
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