The sins of the father revisited on the son its a stage staple that tracks back to Ancient Greece. From Captain Alving in Ibsens Ghosts to Arthur Millers arms-dealing Joe Keller in All My Sons, a mans acts live on. Feminist playwright (Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.) and screenwriter (Lady Macbeth) Alice Birch offers an alternative in this chilly triptych, now play at the Royal Court Theater. Not once, but twice, a mothers trauma rebounds on her daughter. Mental illness becomes a baton passed between three generations: a frazzled 1970s housewife, a 1990s riot girl, a detached doctor in 2033. Katie Mitchells clinical staging forces us to watch forensically, sifting for clues about causality. Is this nature, nurture or social structure? Birch splits the stage in three, so that three women, decades apart, appear side by side. In 1971, Carol (Hattie Morahan) emerges from hospital with her wrists wrapped in bandages, her husband berating her for ruining the floorboards. In 1997, Anna (Kate OFlynn) wobbles on her feet, off her bloodied head, with one arm in a sling, as a male nurse checks her over and ticks her off. In 2033, a third woman holds her bleeding hand, a fishhook … Continue reading →

Share. Quantic Dream's upcoming neo-noir adventure, Detroit: Become Human, has a new cast member: Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams. The actor plays a character named Marcus, and he was unveiled in a new gameplay demo on-stage, which saw him leading a group of androids in revolt against Detroit's humans. Williams confirmed the news on Twitter, where he retweeted several mentions of the latest footage and simply said "It goes down in Detroit." Developer Quantic Dream confirmed on Twitter that Marcus is the third playable character in Detroit, joining previously-revealed characters Kara and Connor. Detroit: Become Human was announced during Sony's Paris Games Week keynote in 2015. Based on Quantic Dream's "Kara" tech demo from 2012, Detroit: Become Human follows a number of playable characters in a world of sentient androids. The story of Detroit: Become Human, similar to Heavy Rain, will feature several branching paths depending on player choices and character deaths. For more on the games of E3 2017, stay tuned to our E3 event hub. Chloi Rad is an Associate Editor for IGN. Follow her on Twitter at @_chloi. Continue reading here: E3 2017: Grey's Anatomy Star Jesse Williams Joins Detroit: Become Human - IGN … Continue reading →

The two longest winning streaks in Division I baseball this year belong to Oregon State. The top-seeded Beavers (54-4), who open the College World Series at noon Saturday against Cal State Fullerton (39-22), will take the field at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska as winners of 21 consecutive games. OSU closed the regular season with 16 straight victories and has outscored opponents 44-9 during its five NCAA tournament games. Earlier this year, the Beavers won a program-record 23 in a row from Feb. 25 to April 9, including a 12-0 start in Pac-12 play. The two streaks have accounted for 44 of the teams 54 victories, another single-season school record. With a winning percentage of .931, OSU is on pace to break Arizona States 45-year-old all-time mark of .914 (the Sun Devils finished 64-6 in 1972). Below is a breakdown of the Beavers winning streaks. Runs scored: 136 (5.9 per game) Runs allowed: 49 (2.1 per game) A loss to Ohio State, which finished 148th in the NCAA RPI, dropped Oregon State to 5-1 early in the season. The Beavers began the longest winning streak in school history with a 5-2 neutral-site victory over Nebraska, which later came to … Continue reading →

The Hindu The anatomy of a soldier The Hindu For all the Marathi mulgis and mulgas in the city who miss home, here is a chance to watch a play in Marathi this weekend. Organised by Mitramandal, Marathi drama Code Mantra will be staged in the city on June 18. A military-themed play, this is said ... Go here to see the original: The anatomy of a soldier - The Hindu … Continue reading →

Updated / Tuesday, 13 Jun 2017 23:01 Former Greys Anatomy star Sandra Oh has landed the lead role in a new BBC America thriller called Killing Eve. Based on the novellas by Luke Jennings, Killing Eve focuses on two fiercely intelligent women: a psychopathic assassin named Villanelle and a bored, desk-bound security operative named Eve (Oh), whos sent into the field to hunt down Villanelle. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who created, wrote and starred in last year's acclaimed BBC comedyFleabag, will write the eight-episode run, which is set to debut next year. She will be the Killing Eve showrunner. This is Ohs first regular role since leaving Greys Anatomy in 2014. While there she earned five Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe for her performances as Dr Cristina Yang. More recently, she played a recurring role in the third and final season of ABCs American Crime. "Sandra Oh has the ability to go from wrenching to funny to total mess with a genius lightness of touch," BBC America president Sarah Barnett said in a statement. "Phoebe [Waller-Bridge]s vision is absolutely original, and Sandra is utterly perfect casting, we think, for this key role." Here is the original post: Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh … Continue reading →