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On Wednesday 11 – Saturday 14 June Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre will present Inside Giovanni’s Room at Sadler’s Wells East as part of a UK tour. The show is inspired by James Baldwin’s ...

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Sixty-five years after its publication, James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room feels as trailblazing as ever. The novel was published in 1956 — a particularly impressive feat during the mid-19th century when ...

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WHYY: The first officially sanctioned stage version of James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni’s Room’ debuts in Germantown

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The first officially sanctioned stage version of James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni’s Room’ debuts in Germantown

This piece is drawn from the introduction to a new edition of ‘‘Giovanni’s Room,’’ by James Baldwin, which is out from Everyman’s Library, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Group, on March 1st. Read ...

The Conversation: Fear, queer love and self‑loathing: James Baldwin’s mid‑century masterpiece, Giovanni’s Room

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PRIDE: Why James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room Is a Must-Read for Queer Millennials

His works have been slow to come to stage and screen. But a new production of the novel “Giovanni’s Room” shows how rewarding it can be when done right. By Maya Phillips Maya Phillips saw recent stage ...

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