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A radical take on Verdi: Komische Oper’s La Traviata
REVIEW! Komische Oper's "La Traviata" playing Jan 10 and 17 with English surtitles is a daring deconstruction […]
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Baals-up: Mondtag’s Brecht
The Berliner Ensemble's "Baal" is a gaudy and muddled affair. With Mondtag’s incoherent directional choices, a character […]
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Shakespeare in the park: Romeo and Juliet
Bawdy humour and swashbuckling choreography aplenty, a talented and energetic cast deliver a production that punches considerably […]
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Hate the game: Molière’s Misanthrope
Anne Lenk’s production of Molière’s Der Menschenfeind at the Deutsches Theater is a lively skewering of social […]
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Telling truth to power: Brecht double-premiere at the BE
Two new productions demonstrate wildly different takes on the utility of Brecht’s plays today.