MARY CONWAY recommends an early Shakespearean tragedy that feels so contemporary that it mirrors our daily news
Latest editorial
Bereft of insight into Chinese culture and politics
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
A JOY TO WATCH: (l-r) Gabby Wong (Lan Ping, Jiang Qing) and Millicent Wong (Li Lin, Sun Weishi
[Marc Brenner] 
A ghost story by Mexican Ave Barrera, a Surrealist poetry collection by Peruvian Cesar Moro, and a manifesto-poem on women’s labour and capitalist havoc by Peruvian Valeria Roman Marroquin
DAVID NICHOLSON recommends a dazzling production of Bernstein’s opera set in a world where chaos and violence are greeted by equanimity
MARY CONWAY is frustrated by a new play that loses its drama amid the moral dilemma of re-settling children in the aftermath of WWII
Acclaimed as a masterpiece when it premiered, this study of story-telling in an Irish pub more than lives up to expectations, says MARY CONWAY
SYLVIA HIKINS relishes a comedy that dives deep into Liverpool’s divided loyalties
Shanghai Dolls
Kiln, Kilburn
THERE should be so much to recommend in this new two-hander which premieres at the Kiln.
For a start the context is rarely explored in this country and introduces ideas that are both weighty and engrossing. Secondly, the production quality is both confident and slick. And lastly, the two female performers are a joy to watch.
Amy Ng’s play, however, is overloaded and often impenetrable for this audience.
More from this author
MARY CONWAY recommends an early Shakespearean tragedy that feels so contemporary that it mirrors our daily news
Acclaimed as a masterpiece when it premiered, this study of story-telling in an Irish pub more than lives up to expectations, says MARY CONWAY
MARY CONWAY is frustrated by a new play that loses its drama amid the moral dilemma of re-settling children in the aftermath of WWII
MARY CONWAY relishes the spectacle of a domestic implosion in a setting strangely divorced from any social, political or cultural context
![SISTERS IN HARMONY The Company of The ministry Of Lesbian Affairs [Pic Mark Senior]](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2025-07/The%20Company%20of%20The%20ministry%20Of%20Lesbian%20Affairs.jpg.webp?itok=47hfE2GG)
