Alan Ayckbourn is at both his near-best and his laziest in "Damsels in Distress," the second in an ad hoc sequence of London theatrical trilogies. Three unrelated plays using the same cast on the same ...

Layann Basileh is an Arab-American writer based in Southern California, currently nursing an iced coffee addiction. The 'damsel in distress' trope is a common female character archetype, in which a ...

Audiences have seen a surge in powerful female protagonists. These characters have been a major benefit to the world, showing moviegoers everywhere that women are just as capable of being strong, ...

From Rapunzel trapped up in her tower to legions of scream queens hitting high decibels, the damsel in distress trope is long rooted in sweet, helpless characters incapable of staying out of trouble.

A film that raises laughs even with its end credits, Whit Stillman‘s whimsical campus comedy “Damsels in Distress” is an utter delight. Making a welcome return to helming after a long sabbatical ...