Brian Lo Sin Sjoe
@brian-losinsjoe.bsky.social
Head of the Stage Production Program @ the Academy of Theater & Dance, Amsterdam University of the Arts. Film, London & NY theatre lover. Go see a show! 🎭✨️
The BFG review – RSC’s big friendly mishmash lacks Matilda’s confidence www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
The BFG review – RSC’s big friendly mishmash lacks Matilda’s confidence
This adaptation of the beloved tale about an ogre looks beautiful but does not grow into a giant to rival the company’s hit Roald Dahl musical
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The BFG review – RSC’s big friendly mishmash lacks Matilda’s confidence www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
‘It went gangbusters’: the play about the Iraq war – told through the eyes of a starving Baghdad zoo tiger www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
‘It went gangbusters’: the play about the Iraq war – told through the eyes of a starving Baghdad zoo tiger
As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone – until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated drama
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December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
‘It went gangbusters’: the play about the Iraq war – told through the eyes of a starving Baghdad zoo tiger www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/t...
‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It?
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December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/t...
Pinocchio review – full-tilt family musical swaps Collodi’s darkness for heartwarming lessons and humour www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Pinocchio review – full-tilt family musical swaps Collodi’s darkness for heartwarming lessons and humour
Meticulous direction and an excellent cast bring to life the story of Geppetto and the puppet he crafts from wood
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pinocchio review – full-tilt family musical swaps Collodi’s darkness for heartwarming lessons and humour www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Singin’ in the Rain review – a high-energy puddle-stomping production of unapologetic joy www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Singin’ in the Rain review – a high-energy puddle-stomping production of unapologetic joy
A charismatic Louis Gaunt stars as Raz Shaw’s version of the classic musical hits all the key beats with crowd-pleasing confidence
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Singin’ in the Rain review – a high-energy puddle-stomping production of unapologetic joy www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Marjorie Prime review – Cynthia Nixon steals sad, and spotty, sci-fi revival www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Marjorie Prime review – Cynthia Nixon steals sad, and spotty, sci-fi revival
The return of the 2014 play, now starring June Squibb as an octogenarian using a tech program to speak to her dead husband, veers between poetry and cliche
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December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Marjorie Prime review – Cynthia Nixon steals sad, and spotty, sci-fi revival www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Snappily ever after: Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into the Woods – in pictures www.theguardian.com/stage/galler...
Snappily ever after: Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into the Woods – in pictures
The Bridge theatre in London presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s classic this Christmas. Take a closer look – and revisit past revivals
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Snappily ever after: Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into the Woods – in pictures www.theguardian.com/stage/galler...
Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good?
HBO’s new show is part of a wave of gay-themed romance – from Heartstopper to Red, White and Royal Blue – that desexes gay men just enough to make them palatable, like pets for young women
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger
The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experience
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Golden Globes 2026: The Full List of Nominees www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/m...
Golden Globes 2026: The Full List of Nominees
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December 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Golden Globes 2026: The Full List of Nominees www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/m...
From Improv Class to Mayor-Elect: How New York’s Culture Shaped Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/a...
From Improv Class to Mayor-Elect: How New York’s Culture Shaped Mamdani
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December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From Improv Class to Mayor-Elect: How New York’s Culture Shaped Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/a...
Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools
James Graham’s play Punch touches on gang culture, restorative justice and masculinity in crisis, and for the playwright the true story was a privilege to tell
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December 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life
Project will make the famously confusing London landmark easier to navigate and more accessible
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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle
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December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
‘Initiative’ Review: High School as an Epic Struggle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
A Utopian Story That Became a Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
A Utopian Story That Became a Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A Utopian Story That Became a Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
Ballet star Matthew Ball on gruelling roles and getting ogled on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Ballet star Matthew Ball on gruelling roles and getting ogled on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’
Tall, handsome and used to receiving fire emojis on his social media posts, the dancer has, with his partner Mayara Magri, been called ‘the Posh’n’Becks of ballet’. But there is suffering in his art: ...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ballet star Matthew Ball on gruelling roles and getting ogled on Instagram: ‘I don’t feel precious about my body’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
RSC to cut workforce by 11% as it faces ‘perilous situation’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
RSC to cut workforce by 11% as it faces ‘perilous situation’
Arts institution will also merge costume departments to be ‘match fit’ after funding cuts and soaring material costs
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December 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
RSC to cut workforce by 11% as it faces ‘perilous situation’ www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Tell us your favourite stage show of 2025 www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Tell us your favourite stage show of 2025
Tell us about your standout stage production of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites
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December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tell us your favourite stage show of 2025 www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Fallen Angels review – fizz-fuelled lust drives a Coward comedy that was almost banned www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Fallen Angels review – fizz-fuelled lust drives a Coward comedy that was almost banned
Janie Dee and Alexandra Gilbreath are excellent as wives preparing to meet an old flame in an entertainingly directed play that builds to comic chaos and a marital reckoning
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December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Fallen Angels review – fizz-fuelled lust drives a Coward comedy that was almost banned www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Marty Supreme review – Timothée Chalamet a smash in spectacular screwball ping-pong nightmare www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Marty Supreme review – Timothée Chalamet a smash in spectacular screwball ping-pong nightmare
Following every dizzying spin of Chalamet’s table tennis hustler, Josh Safdie’s whip-crack comedy serves sensational shots – and a smart return by Gwyneth Paltrow
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December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Marty Supreme review – Timothée Chalamet a smash in spectacular screwball ping-pong nightmare www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Sunset Boulevard review – Hollywood never looked more glorious or more tragic www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Sunset Boulevard review – Hollywood never looked more glorious or more tragic
Gloria Swanson is extraordinary as faded film-star Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder’s cameo-packed self-referential masterpiece about tinseltown ghosts and delusions
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December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sunset Boulevard review – Hollywood never looked more glorious or more tragic www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
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Julie Harris (December 2, 1925 - August 24, 2013)
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Julie Harris (December 2, 1925 - August 24, 2013)
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December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM