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Nobody Told Me: Theatre as Historical Reckoning

Nobody Told Me brings the Warsaw Ghetto to life through inventive stagecraft, committed performances, and a large ensemble that moves with purposeful energy across the stage. It's powerful, immersive theatre that reminds us why bearing witness to history matters, particularly in our current moment when the lessons of the past feel urgently relevant.

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Finding Comfort in Not Quite Fitting In: Stuart Taylor's Odd Man Out

Stuart Taylor's Odd Man Out celebrates the courage it takes to exist authentically in a world that demands we fit neatly into boxes. With clever comedy, unexpected magic tricks, and genuine warmth, Taylor reminds us that the places where we feel like outsiders might actually be the most interesting parts of who we are.

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When Friendship Becomes a Casualty of War: A Review of Sarajevo

This haunting play about three childhood friends torn apart by the Bosnian War refuses to look away from war's darkest truths. In an intimate setting lit by trembling torchlight, it asks uncomfortable questions about witness, complicity, and what happens when ideology transforms ordinary people into monsters. Brave, necessary, and devastatingly relevant.

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Finding Gold in the Cracks: A Review of Beauty in the Broken

Gaynor Young's return to the stage after twenty years is a masterclass in resilience, a story not about surviving tragedy, but about choosing to live fully in its aftermath. Beauty in the Broken reminds us that the cracks in our lives, when repaired with courage and love, can become the most beautiful parts of who we are.

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