Mersa Auda

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My Pure Land

The short film Two Dosas had already acquainted director Sarmad Masud with festival acclaim (it was long-listed for…

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A Ghost Story

A haunted house, a spectre bearing the most traditional of forms – a white sheet with two black circles…

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I Loved Lucy at the Arts Theatre

The beloved television star Lucille Ball won audiences over in the 1950s with the hugely popular American sitcom…

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An Injury at the Ovalhouse

Experimental theatre comes with a heavy bag of risk that can either turn into magic or weigh down…

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Bent at the National Theatre

This year’s Pride parade in London attracted the largest crowds in its 45-year history. Meanwhile, the National Theatre…

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In This Corner of the World

Scores of films set in the Second World War have depicted the European experience, but not many narrate…

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