Animal at the Park Theatre – review
Bronagh Lagan's production runs until 20 May at the north London venue
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Bronagh Lagan's production runs until 20 May at the north London venue
Developed with disability activist Josh Hepple and featuring a barnstorming performance by Christopher John-Slater Jon Bradfield's new play explores…
From Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum to Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life” on stage to chef Eran Tibi's new restaurant Kapara.
Based on Josh Hepple’s story, the play stars Christopher John-Slater as young protagonist, David
Cast aside all preconceptions. Call it color-brave, color-conscious or color-blind casting (the last term now eschewed by theater professionals), seeing Jay Gatsby played by a Black actor alters and enhances our understanding of this classic, and, more importantly, the way we dream our American Dream. This cannot happen, of course, if one is an unthinking purist, like the obnoxious Tom Buchanan in the play.