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Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere Before?

Watching Kim’s Convenience, the new production at Olney Theatre, is a strange exercise in déjà vu. Those who have seen some or all of the five-season TV series derived from it can’t help but run mental comparisons, but they’re still in for a good time. Continue reading

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Strutting and Fretting and Grilling and Eating

Since it’s a well-known fact that Shakespeare adapted the plots of existing plays for his own masterworks, no shade should be cast on Fat Ham’s playwright James Ijames for lifting the plot and major characters from Hamlet.  What he builds on this scaffolding is all his own, totally enjoyable, and even a little profound. Continue reading

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