Hunchback book review exploring Saou Ichikawa’s bold novella on disability, identity and desire in modern Japan.

Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" rocketed to the top of Amazon's bestseller list in France on Tuesday, in the wake of a massive fire that severely damaged the namesake's cathedral.

In the story, the hunchback Quasimodo is relegated to living in a chapel as his disfigurements have caused society to shun him. The gypsy Esmerelda sees him for who he really is, with the two striking ...

The concepts for some stage shows are better left on the drawing board. Paradoxically, though, that fact doesn’t usually become apparent until time, energy, money and resources have been expended. The ...