"History isn’t repeating itself, but it’s rhyming," Alia Shawkat told Newsweek while talking about her new movie, Atropia.

The tiger (Kathryn Hunter) sits at the front of the stage, exuding big cat boredom and effortless feline superiority. The lions, she tells us, dripping with scorn, escaped from the zoo two days ago ...

Read our review of *Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo*, now in performances at the Young Vic to 31 January 2026. Read more ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has welcomed the US House of Representatives’ move to advance a defense spending bill that ...

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo review: 'Has the itchy feel of a nightmare' - 4/5 The Young Vic presents a profound and nightmarish drama set on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War ...

In Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, the talking ghost of a tiger haunts the streets of the battle-ravaged Iraqi capital while ...

Hailey Gates weaves together some clever observations around Hollywood and the military in her debut Atropia, but can't land ...

In September 2003, during the invasion of Iraq, a US bomb exploded in a Baghdad zoo, sending zookeepers fleeing and leaving a ...

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In U.S. political talk, Iraq is often treated as a “finished chapter.” The invasion is history, the occupation is history, and even the war against ISIS ...

A raw, gritty war film that shines a light on an overlooked battle.

We caught up with playwright Rajiv Joseph at the press night of ’Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ to discuss how one tiger’s ...