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Theatre Review: Now, I See; Theatre Royal Stratford East - Everything theatre can be.
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Theatre. One of the performing arts, a place to step outside yourself and let go, a place to look within yourself and begin to understand. A place to laugh, to cry, to learn, to ask questions and have questions answered. A place to feel, a place for release, a place that entertains and educates. It is exceptionally rare that a piece captures everything theatre can be. Now, I See is that piece.
Every element of this piece is so considered, handled with such care, and woven together with a respect for the creative vision that has led to art being born. Lanre wrote, choreographed and directed art. Oliver, Nnabiko and Tendai became it. When it finished I found myself sat, still looking at the stage and the title made total sense because yes. Now, I See.
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ICW: Now, I See. Lanre Malaolu, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, and Tendai Humphrey Sitima.
The Black Project heads into the rehearsal room with the cast of Now, I See and their writer/director/choreographer to discuss the creation of the show, the healing nature of developing it, what they hope it’s doing for the culture and more! Check out the full interview now.
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Theatre Review: The Comeuppance, The Almeida Theatre
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Acclaimed U.S. playwright, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wrote a play about a High school reunion, only to leave it in a drawer unfinished, feeling uninspired and frustrated he couldn’t make it work. Fast forward a decade and the same play has had a successful tour on Broadway and is now enjoying a run at the prestigious Almeida theatre in London. The play centers around a 20 year high school reunion, where a bunch of self-proclaimed ‘misfits’, now 40 something year-olds who trust they have long since moved on from their High school days soon discover they are haunted by many of the issues which faced them during their teenage years. U.S. Director Eric Ting directs a UK cast of Yolanda Kettle, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tamara Lawrance, Katie Leung and Anthony Welsh.
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