Musical retelling of the "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" Arabian Nights tale..


Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for historical curiosities or you’re obsessed with Anna May Wong, sure. Everyone else? Probably not. It’s a slow-moving, stagey affair that feels like someone tried to shove a Broadway show into a box that’s just a little bit too small. The whole thing feels like it’s straini...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for historical curiosities or you’re obsessed with Anna May Wong, sure. Everyone else? Probably not. It’s a slow-moving, stagey affair that feels like someone tried to shove a Broadway show into a box that’s just a little bit too small. The whole thing feels like it’s straining under its own weight. You can see the sets shaking if you look close enough. It’s got that 1930s British studio charm, which is a nice way of saying it’s a bit dusty and looks l..."

Francis L. Sullivan
L. du Garde Peach, Oscar Asche, Sidney Gilliat, Edward Knoblock
United Kingdom

