PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre London
The darker elements of Yoruba and Greek mythology underpin a powerful inquisition of male violence against women
Kwami Odoom and Rakie Ayola
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LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
ANDY HEDGECOCK, JAMES WALSH and JAMIE BRITTON review Hanging by a Wire, I Want Your Sex, The Pout-Pout Fish, and Rise of the Foot Soldier: Retribution
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The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
INUA Ellams has an extraordinary gift for telling spellbinding stories and his latest play is no exception.
The half god of its title is Nigerian basketball prodigy and rainmaker-at-will Demi, whose father is Greek god Zeus and whose mother is Modupe, a mortal Nigerian woman who conceived Demi when the former raped her.
In this fantastical world, half gods are not supposed to play basketball and, by forging a successful career as point guard for the Golden State Warriors, Demi has angered the deities. Refusing to accept their strictures, Demi confronts his father and the fallout is world-changing.
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