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La Bohéme

Rivka Jacobson
Paris. An attic with no heating on Christmas eve, with four artists- Rodolfo, a poet, Marcello, a painter, Schaunard, a musician and Colline, a philos...
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Much Ado About Nothing

Rivka Jacobson
The auditorium was packed on the night I attended (and it was not press night),. The laughter and cheering from the audience were a clear indication t...
4.0★ ★ ★ ★
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Samson et Dalila

Rivka Jacobson
The Book of Judges devotes three chapters to the story of Samson. The composer, Camille Saint-Saëns, and the librettist Ferdinand Lemaire explore only...
4.0★ ★ ★ ★
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The Father and the Assassin

Rivka Jacobson
On 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi, 78, was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, aged 38. In this historical drama, Anupama Chandrasekhar offers the assass...
2.0★ ★
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two Palestinians go dogging

Rivka Jacobson
The year is 2043. Reem and her husband Sayeed are here to perform a ‘Serious Play about Palestine”. That is, according to one of the publicity blu...
5.0★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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My Fair Lady

Rivka Jacobson
"My Fair Lady” whose Lady is she? The Lincoln Center Theatre lavish new production of Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s My Fair Lady is now staged ...
3.0★ ★ ★
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The Breach

Rivka Jacobson
Award-winning playwright, Naomi Wallace’s play at the Hampstead Theatre, is dark, thought-provoking, and not entirely convincing. The Breach is the...