Romanska on Four Plays Dramatizing the kidnapping of Children during Wars: The Conversation

Performing Arts professor and theatre scholar Magda Romanska writes for the academic news site The Conversation about works from the 13th century-present that examine the kidnapping of children during conflict, as media report on the kidnapping and forced adoption of Ukranian children by Russians.

The plays include ‘The Orphan of Zhao,’ ‘The Circumference of the Head,’ ‘Stepmother Home or My Mother the Stolen Child,’ and ‘A Propos of Doubt.’

Read the piece.