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'Absolute Hell' at the National Theatre: Historic artifact of a rowdy postwar time

'Absolute Hell' at the National Theatre: Historic artifact of a rowdy postwar time

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / May 16
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London theater: 'The Writer': Radical, potent exploration of writing, theater, and gender

London theater: 'The Writer': Radical, potent exploration of writing, theater, and gender

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / May 8
London Theater: 'Prudes' and 'Instructions for Correct Assembly' at the Royal Court

London Theater: 'Prudes' and 'Instructions for Correct Assembly' at the Royal Court

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / May 6
London Theater: 'The Ferryman': Delicious accents, hard truths, engaging cast

London Theater: 'The Ferryman': Delicious accents, hard truths, engaging cast

by Toby ZInman, For The Inquirer / May 6
What a Broadway weekend!: 'St. Joan' and 'My Fair Lady'!

What a Broadway weekend!: 'St. Joan' and 'My Fair Lady'!

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / April 27
'Three Tall Women' at the John Golden Theatre: Who could ask for more?

'Three Tall Women' at the John Golden Theatre: Who could ask for more?

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / April 2
'Angels in America' at the Neil Simon Theatre: A play for the ages, as good as theater gets

'Angels in America' at the Neil Simon Theatre: A play for the ages, as good as theater gets

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / April 2
'Good for Otto': Stellar cast, profound themes, too much going on

'Good for Otto': Stellar cast, profound themes, too much going on

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / March 9
'Mankind' at Playwrights Horizons: Tedious, offensive satire set in an all-dude future

'Mankind' at Playwrights Horizons: Tedious, offensive satire set in an all-dude future

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / January 11
'Farinelli and the King' at the Belasco: A triumph for Mark Rylance, a major event

'Farinelli and the King' at the Belasco: A triumph for Mark Rylance, a major event

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / December 20
'The Children' at Manhattan Theatre Company: Taut, dark, emotional drama of a generation trying to fix its mistakes

'The Children' at Manhattan Theatre Company: Taut, dark, emotional drama of a generation trying to fix its mistakes

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / December 20
'Parisian Woman' with Uma Thurman: Lifeless, trashy look at power brokers in the age of Trump

'Parisian Woman' with Uma Thurman: Lifeless, trashy look at power brokers in the age of Trump

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / December 18
Cashing in on anti-Trump sentiment with cheap jokes, The Parisian Woman, by Beau Willimon, is toothless as political satire. As a drama about behind-the-scenes shenanigans in Washington, it seems to have no insider info to offer but rather hauls out the usual: scandal-mongering and veiled threats of blackmail, all far tamer than anything we hear about in the news on a daily basis.
'Describe the Night' at Atlantic Theater: Provocative, profound, engrossing

'Describe the Night' at Atlantic Theater: Provocative, profound, engrossing

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / December 7
Bedlam's 'Peter Pan' at the Duke: A feminist fairy tale takes flight

Bedlam's 'Peter Pan' at the Duke: A feminist fairy tale takes flight

by Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer / November 22