British playwright Lucy Kirkwood has a propensity for writing big, bold works that draw from real-world events to tackle disturbing subjects in ways that make us consider the larger implications beyond the headlines. Her 2014 Olivier-winning drama Chimerica, for example, emerged from the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in China. And Broadway theatregoers may recall The Children, a 2017 Tony Award nominee that …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:46PM on June 12, 2024