New releases from The Orb, Meredith Monk, and Marconi Union
Un-American activities
MARY CONWAY feels the contemporary resonance of a new play set amid the manic and self-destructive patriotism of the McCarthy era
Jasmine Blackorow (Miss Bauer) and Michael Aloni (Art) in David Edgar's Here is America
[Manuel Harlan]
RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a new film that features Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn, and their personal experience of media misrepresentation
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
Here in America
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
“WHY should I see this play? And why now?” These are common questions asked by discerning audiences.
David Edgar’s new play at the Orange Tree answers with its title, for this is a play exemplifying contemporary America.
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