Culture
‘Sorry We Missed You’: Not sorry we robbed you!
February 25, 2020Possibly more than any of this other work, Sorry We Missed You stands as an example of the economic struggles which define our times.
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‘Human Interest Story,’ playwright Stephen Sachs’s righteous rage against corporate heartlessness
February 24, 2020It’s truly amazing what magic can materialize on such a small, sparsely furnished stage, but the Fountain manages to do it every time.
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‘Earthquakes in London’: Aftershock of an epic play about climate change
February 24, 2020Overall, this heady, ambitious apocalyptic concoction is the type of theatrical Molotov cocktail we’ve come to expect one of L.A.’s leading theater companies to toss at its audience.
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‘Frida, Stroke of Passion’: Kahlo’s lives, loves and leftist politics
February 21, 2020Mexican painter and revolutionary Frida Kahlo is getting the Nanin treatment in Frida, Stroke of Passion, starring Nanin herself, who also, coincidentally, directs.
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‘Who Killed Malcolm X?’ seeks justice while showing leader’s continued relevance
February 21, 2020There's no statute of limitations on murder.
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