From an ancient banquet to contemporary Athens where reincarnated lovers find each other amidst chaos, a poignant reminder is evoked, love was, and still is a force that transcends the boundaries of time and space.
Browsing: reviews
This play is a powerful and realistic depiction of not just growing up gay but of getting older gay. The haunting sadness of having infinitely more knowledge than you once had- and the constant burning wish that you could go back in time and be a better friend, a better partner, a better confidant.
The gentle beauty of Cinnamon Gardens hides the bitter and mournful experiences of those who live and work within it, who have endured hatred, racism and deep-seated intolerance.
More than a novel, this book touches on the author’s feelings and vulnerability. The reader is invited into her thoughts and emotions, and given the tools for further self-reflection and personal analyses.
From the first two episodes alone, the series commits to its goal of holding a microscope to those who politicise religion, whether that be leaders or those on the periphery.
As an art exhibition, Atmospheric Memory is cool, edgy, and highly intelligent. As an experience however, it is scary, eye-opening, and prescient.
With works like That’s What She Said, we can unlearn conditions we’ve been taught to accept and begin to conceive of a society without the prevalence of sexual assault.
Bell Shakespeare’s new production of Macbeth is haunting, visually delicious, and deftly shows how things fall apart.
In some ways, the sort of tragedy we bear witness to in Tár is hardly new.
Little touches like “tomorrow gives me no time to prepare”, mention of knafeh, the hometown of Ipoh, checking if necessary to take off shoes at entrance, and sitting on cushions enhanced the play with cultural details.