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The fairytale-inflected tragicomedy has a little Lear, an iota of Othello and just a titch of Titus Andronicus in it

Canadian play Kim's Convenience, making its European debut in London, is packing in delighted theatregoers with its heart and charm.

Ins Choi’s disarming Korean corner store comedy makes a timely return to the stage; a show of migrant stories feels more like ritual than chronicle; and a new era dawns at the RSC

Comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store is heart-warming and funny

Comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store is heart-warming and funny

The play that spawned the hit Netflix series continues through to 10 February

Ins Choi’s comedy set in a Korean Canadian shop has an irresistible charm, despite at times feeling like a best-sketch montage from its TV forerunner

What did our critic think of KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Park TheatreIn July 2018, a little series titled Kim’s Convenience was released internationally on Netflix. It followed the daily lives of a Korean Canadian family who runs a convenience store in Toronto. The Canadian venture had premiered a few years earlier locally, but the project was born at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival in the shape of a play with the same title. The show went on to have five seasons before ending prematurely with a...

The 2011 stage play spawned a Netflix sitcom adaptation of the same name.

The 2011 stage play spawned a Netflix sitcom adaptation of the same name.