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Lao She was born in 1899. He died in 1966, an apparent victim of the Cultural Revolution, found drowned in a Taiping Lake, after a “struggle” session. In his writing and life he had been a firm believer in the socialist ideal.Lao wrote around fifty pla...

The combination of Tim Burton and "Alice in Wonderland" seemed perfect. Unfortunately, in the eyes of our reviewer Gary Pollard, the new Disney film just uses Lewis Carroll's characters in a story that has nothing to do with Alice whatsoever. She's eve...

The novel “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus” was written by Mary Shelley in 1818. In it, scientist Victor Frankenstein takes on himself the power of the Gods, creating a creature in man’s image. But the creature, isolated and craving love, become...

For movie buffs, Steven Berkoff is best known as a villain. He’s threatened and intimidated the good guys in Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, and Rambo: First Blood Part II, among others.For drama aficionados though, he’s better known for the role he’s pl...

The Ming Dynasty writer Tang Xianzu was a contemporary of William Shakespeare. His “The Purple Hairpin”, one of four plays known as “The Four Dreams”, was adapted into a Cantonese opera by Tong Tik-sang in the 1950s. It’s a traditional love story, abou...

Jonathan Fox and Jo Salas founded “Playback Theatre” in New York State in 1975. It’s a form of drama, a technique for social work and social empowerment, and has even been used in workplace training to develop management and communication skills and di...

Two Exhibitions Currently on Show at Osage Kwuntong

If your taste, even at the movies, runs more to high art than high concept you could be interested in the latest operatic development to hit our screens.It’s the Met in HD. And it vies you the chance to capture the energy of a live performance at Pok F...

“The Wolfman” first came to cinema screens in 1941, directed by George Waggner and played by Lon Chaney Junior who, as Larry Talbot, found himself with good reason to fear the full moon. Now, many moons later, and after many spin offs, “The Wolfman” is...