Review: In ‘English,’ Looking for a Language to Live In
For the students in Sanaz Toossi’s dramedy about mother tongues and other tongues, the world’s lingua franca is not exactly free.
‘English’ Review: Pulitzer Winner Debuts on Broadway at the Top of the Class
Playwright Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize winning play makes its Broadway debut in a moving, thought-provoking production.
Freedom in Speech: Sanaz Toossi’s English
Sometimes I think you can only speak one language,” says a character in Sanaz Toossi’s English. “You can know two, but…” She trails off, her brows knitted and her eyes far away, leaving something ...
‘A prince of the English language’: Tributes as poet Michael Longley dies aged 85
Michael Longley was today hailed as one of Ireland’s greatest poets following his death aged 85. Irish president Michael D ...
‘English’ Broadway Review: Pulitzer Winner Lives Up To Expectations In Superb Production
Absolutely nothing gets lost in the translation of Sanaz Toossi’s English as the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a group of Iranians longing for the West finally makes its Broadway debut, two years ...
‘English’ Broadway Review: Something Gets Lost in the Translation
The other choice is chaos — let the students run the classroom and no one learns. “English” explores the tyranny, but fudges the chaos. Left unexplained is how one incompetent student eventually aces ...