July 2017 - Page 3 of 5 - The Theatre Times

“Gutless & Grateful” Tells The Tale Of Losing A Stomach And Gaining A Story

Posted by Amy Oestreicher | 17th Jul 2017 | New York, Theatre and Disability, United States of America

I grew up thinking my life was a musical. Call it the “theatre bug,” call me a “drama queen” or a...

What Is the Price of Surrogacy? Vivienne Franzmann’s “Bodies” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Jul 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Surrogacy is an emotionally fraught subject. And one that is pregnant with meaning. The...

Out of the Wings Brings Hispanic and Lusophone Theatre to London Audiences

Posted by Catherine Boyle | 16th Jul 2017 | Producing, South America, Spain, Translation, United Kingdom

Following its second annual week of play readings from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world,...

Kiosk X / Festival of New Slovak Theater and Dance

Posted by Milan Zvada | 16th Jul 2017 | Slovakia, Theatre and Dance

The summer festival of the “different” Slovak theater and the bold spectator. The...

From Elvis to Cobain, “The Sound of Falling Stars” Revives Those Dead Before Their Time

Posted by William Peterson | 16th Jul 2017 | Australia, Festivals

What unites Sid Vicious and Ricky Nelson, Elvis, and Kurt Cobain, is not just that they were...

“Parlaggio”: The Open-air Theatre on Garda Lake

Posted by Maria Pia Pagani | 15th Jul 2017 | Italy

Each theatre has its own history, made by performances and audiences. It reveals the work of the...

Mad, Wilde Party of Midwinter Misrule

Posted by Terry MacTavish | 15th Jul 2017 | New Zealand

Yoicks and tally-ho, what a fabulous, breathtaking ride! The initial fun of this exuberantly, almost ludicrously joyful production is that you feel as if you have arrived at the tail end of a fantastic party: everything topsy-turvy, room a mess, bottles emptied, chaps sleeping it off minus their trousers; but your disappointment is quickly alleviated […]

Interview with Romain Guimard, Acrobat with the French Compagnie XY

Posted by Nicole Birmann Bloom | 15th Jul 2017 | France, Interview, Theatre and Dance

The company of acrobats known as XY is touring the United States (Discovery Conservancy Green,...

Are Festivals Public Art Institutions?

Posted by Marta Keil | 15th Jul 2017 | Festivals, News, Poland, Producing, Theatre and Politics

Festivals are today, without a doubt, some of the most important institutions in the performing...

“Returning to Reims” at Manchester International Festival: A Mesmerising Memoir Brought to Life

Posted by Jonathan Brown | 15th Jul 2017 | Festivals, United Kingdom

Author Didier Eribon’s 2009 memoir of growing up in working-class France forms the basis of this...

Lina Tur Bonet On Creativity, Collaboration and Taking the Corset out of the Classics

Posted by Aida Rocci | 14th Jul 2017 | Interview, London, Spain, Transcultural Collaborations, Transmedia, United Kingdom

As a storyteller and music performer, Lina Tur Bonet is wary of fusions. Last May, she was part of the presentation Made In Murcia that took place at the Cervantes Theatre in London.